Prince Harry sued for libel by his former charity Sentebale, court record shows
A charity founded by Prince Harry in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana, is suing the British royal for libel in the High Court in London, court records revealed Friday.
King Charles’ younger son, the Duke of Sussex, founded Sentebale in 2006 to support young people with HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana. He resigned as boss in March 2025 following a public dispute with chief executive Sophie Chandauka.
Sentebale filed a defamation lawsuit last month against Harry and his close friend Mark Dyer, who is also a member of the organisation’s board of trustees.
No details were given regarding the content of the case. Neither Harry’s spokesman nor the charity immediately responded to a request for comment.
The charity’s co-founder, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, and its trustees joined Harry as he left Sentebale, which means “don’t forget me” in the local language of Lesotho in South Africa, which he helped found nine years after Diana died in a car crash in Paris.
The 41-year-old prince said his relationship with Chandauka was destructive, while Chandauka reported him and his trustees to the UK’s charity regulator, alleging bullying and harassment.
Dr Sophie Chandauka previously said Harry’s “unleashing of the Sussex machine” had soured the relationship between the prince and the 540 people working for the Sentebale charity.
He claimed the Duke informed the press about backing out of the charity before notifying him or the charity’s chief executive.
Dr Chandauka said on Sky: “The only reason I’m here is because at some point on Tuesday Prince Harry allowed damaging news to be broadcast to the outside world without notifying me, my country leaders or my chief executive.” Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips in March last year.
And he adds: “So can you imagine what this attack did to me, the 540 people in the Sentebale organizations and their families?
“This is a large-scale example of harassment and bullying.”
Following the review, the Charity Commission reported finding no evidence of bullying, but said management was poor and criticized all parties for allowing an internal dispute to become public.
