Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity he founded af...

Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity he founded after ‘bullying’ row

Brooke Davies Published April 10, 2026 6:12pm Updated April 10, 2026 8:56pm Share this article via whatsappShare this article via xCopy the link to this article.Link is copiedShare this article via facebook Comment now Comments KASANE, BOTSWANA - SEPTEMBER 26: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex joins in a confidence building exercise with young people at the Kasane Health Post, run by the Sentebale charity on September 26, 2019 in Kasane, Botswana. This is part of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's royal tour to South Africa. (Photo by Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage)

KASANE, BOTSWANA - SEPTEMBER 26: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex joins in a confidence building exercise with young people at the Kasane Health Post, run by the Sentebale charity on September 26, 2019 in Kasane, Botswana. This is part of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's royal tour to South Africa. (Photo by Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage)

Sentable, which was founded by the British roal in 2006 to help young people with HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana, has lodged a defamation complaint (Picture: WireImage)

Prince Harry is being sued for defamation by a charity he co-founded, court records show.

Sentebale , which was founded by the British roal in 2006 to help young people with HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana, has lodged a defamation complaint.

They have accused Harry of a ‘coordinated adverse media campaign’ on their website.

Harry had resigned as patron in March 2025 after a falling out with chair of the board Dr Sophie Chadauka.

Former trustee Mark Dyer has also been named in the claim, according to the High court record made public today.

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A spokesperson for both Harry and Mark said they ‘categorically reject these offensive and damaging claims’.

There are no suggestions as to what the lawsuit involves.

A statement from the charity today, read: ‘Sentebale has commenced legal proceedings in the High Court of England and Wales.

‘The proceedings have been brought against Prince Harry and Mark Dyer, identified through evidence as the architects of that adverse media campaign, which has had significant viral impact and triggered an onslaught of cyber-bullying directed at the charity and its leadership.

‘The charity should not continue to use its resources to manage and address the damage this adverse media campaign has caused to its operations and partnerships. This must stop.’

The Charity Commission previously investigated Sentebale, which Harry founded alongside Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, after a whistleblower contacted them.

What is the original argument between Prince Harry and Sentebale?

MASERU, LESOTHO - OCTOBER 02: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho visit a special Sentebale event to meet adolescent girls and young women in the Socio-economic Strengthening programmes, with a focus on vocational training and job placements, on October 2, 2024 in Leribe, Lesotho. These young women have trained in dressmaking over a three month programme. (Photo by Brian Otieno/Getty Images for Sentebale )

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, who founded the charity (Picture: Brian Otieno/Getty Images for Sentebale )

An argument erupted in 2023 when Sentebale’s trustees suggested bringing in a new fundraising strategy in the US.

This led to a serious dispute between the chair of trustees, Dr Chandauka, other trustees, and Prince Harry, one of the charity’s patrons.

The trustees wanted Dr Chandauka to resign over the dispute, but she refused.

The Charity Commission criticised both sides for allowing the dispute to be played out in public, which ‘harmed the charity’s reputation’.

This jeopardised its ‘ability to deliver for the very beneficiaries it was created to serve’.

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