Prince Harry has been accused of “harassment and bullying at scale” by Sophie Chandauka, the chairwoman of Sentebale, a charity he co-founded, following his abrupt resignation as patron earlier this week.
Speaking in a televised interview on Sunday, March 30, 2025, Chandauka alleged that the Duke of Sussex authorized the release of damaging news about the charity without notifying her or other key officials.
“At some point on Tuesday, Prince Harry authorized the release of a damaging piece of news to the outside world without informing me or my country directors, or my executive director,” she said on Sky’s Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips. “That is an example of harassment and bullying at scale.”
The controversy erupted after Harry and his co-founder, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, resigned from their roles at Sentebale, an organization they established in 2006 to support young people with HIV and AIDS in southern Africa.
A source close to the charity’s trustees told CNN that Harry and Seeiso “fully expected this publicity stunt” and remained firm in their decision to step down. The source also claimed the two princes had sent a resignation letter on March 10, contradicting Chandauka’s assertion that no such letter was received.
In a separate interview, Chandauka accused the royal of attempting to undermine her leadership, saying he and Prince Seeiso wanted to “force a failure and then come to the rescue” of Sentebale. She also claimed there was friction between the charity’s UK-based staff and those in Lesotho and Botswana due to her efforts to decentralize decision-making.
Harry, for his part, said he was “in shock” over his decision to leave the charity, calling it a “heavy-hearted” choice.
Chandauka, however, has stood firm, dismissing Harry’s stance as “playing the victim card.” She framed the controversy as a case of exposing “poor governance, abuse of power, bullying, harassment, misogyny, and the coverup that ensued.”
The situation has further strained Harry’s public image, as he faces increasing scrutiny over his role in the charity’s internal conflicts.
