Prince Harry has officially left Sental, the charity association he founded in 2006 in memory of his mother, Diana. The decision is linked to an incurable fracture with the president Sophie Chandauka, accused of irregularities. The case is now under examination of the Charity Commission and could end up in court
The last faint link between Prince Harry and the United Kingdom has definitively broken. The Duke of Sussex has resigned from Senalbalethe beneficial association that he himself had founded in London in 2006 in memory of the mother, Princess Diana. The name of the organization, which in Sesotho language means “Don’t forget me”reflected his commitment to support Children and young people affected by HIV and AIDS in southern Africa. Harry left the role of patron together with the co -founder, Prince Seeiso del Lesotho, and the entire Board of Directors, following an incurable fracture with the President of the Charity, the Lawyer Sophie Chandauka.
According to the two principles and other resigning members, The decision was made for the loss of trust in the Presidentdue to alleged irregularity And behavior considered unreliable. Faced with these accusations, Chandauka replied by claiming to be the victim of an injustice, claiming to have suffered consequences for reporting “Abuse of power, bullying, sexual discrimination and racism” within the organization. “Some believe they are above the rules, mistreat others and then paint themselves as victims,” he said, launching an implicit attack on Harry and his habit of criticizing the media for violation of privacy.
The dispute has now taken on a legal dimension: Chandauka denounced the two principles and the entire Board of Directors to the Charity Commission, the government body that regulates beneficial organizations in the United Kingdom. Sources close to the Commission confirm that they have received reports both regarding irregularities in the management of the entity and on episodes of abuse and bullying, even without making specific accusations for the moment against Harry or other resigning.
For their part, the Prince and the former members of the Council explain that Chandauka’s intransigence in maintaining their position made their exit inevitable. Starting a legal battle to remove it, referred to the BBC, would have been too expensive for the organization. The president, former manager of the legal office of Morgan Stanley and awarded an honor by Queen Elizabeth, replied that he was not a simple pawn to be easily eliminated. The question could now go to the high court of London.
For Harry, abandoning Sental represents a painful decision: a “devastating” decision defined it. The Lesotho is the African country that he visited in 2004, at the age of 19, during his post-school sabbatical year. The foundation of the Charity, with a name that recalls the memory of the mother, had a profound personal meaning for him. Prince Seeiso del Lesotho also lost his mother at a young age, creating a special bond between the two. In 2020, during a charity dinner for Sental, Harry declared: “When I lost my mother, you welcomed me and protected.” That was his last public appeal in the United Kingdom before moving to California with his wife Meghan and his son, marking his definitive separation from the British royal family.
