Prince Harry is being sued for defamation by the Sentebale charity, according to High Court records. Online court filings show that Harry is a defendant in a libel or slander claim alongside Mark Dyer. No documents are currently available in the claim originally filed on March 24.
The news comes a year after the chairperson of the African charity co-founded by Prince Harry accused the royal of orchestrating a bullying and harassment campaign to try to force her out as she pushed back following his abrupt resignation from the organization. Sophie Chandauka, the Sentebale chair, took several shots at Harry on Sky News in which she described how the prince’s Netflix deal interfered with a scheduled fundraiser and how an incident with his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, became a source of friction.
The Duke of Sussex cited a breakdown in the relationship between board members and Chandauka when he resigned in March 2025 as a patron of the charity he co-founded nearly 20 years ago in memory of his late mother, Princess Diana.
Harry and co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho said in a joint statement that they quit “with heavy hearts” as patrons in support of the trustees in their dispute with Chandauka.
“It is devastating that the relationship between the charity’s trustees and the chair of the board broke down beyond repair, creating an untenable situation,” the princes said. “In turn, she sued the charity to remain in this voluntary position, further underscoring the broken relationship.”
Chandauka said she reported Sentebale’s trustees to the Charity Commission in the U.K. and filed papers in a British court to prevent her removal.
She alleged there was misconduct at the charity without naming anyone or offering any details in a statement. It said she had tried to blow the whistle on “abuse of power, bullying, harassment, misogyny and misogynoir,” the latter word referring to a combination of racism and misogyny directed toward Black women.
Chandauka told Sky that Harry’s resignation had caught her blindsided and was “an example of harassment and bullying at scale.” She said he also had interfered with her whistleblower complaint.
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