Prince Harry has exchanged words with Sentebale in the latest twist in the bitter fallout with the charity.
Prince Harry’s spokesperson has now issued a scathing statement in response to the libel claims made by his former beloved charity, Sentebale. The Duke of Sussex founded Sentebale alongside Prince Seeiso in 2006 to help people affected by HIV/AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana.
The charity is now suing the Duke of Sussex and Mark Dyer, former trustee of Sentebale, for “triggering an onslaught of cyber-bullying” following his exit. A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex and Mark Dyer responded and said: “As Sentebale’s co-founder and a founding trustee, they categorically reject these offensive and damaging claims.
“It is extraordinary that charitable funds are now being used to pursue legal action against the very people who built and supported the organisation for nearly two decades, rather than being directed to the communities the charity was created to serve.”
Sentebale said it had begun legal proceedings after “a coordinated adverse media campaign conducted since March 25, 2025, that has caused operational disruption and reputational harm to the charity, its leadership and its strategic partners”.
It added: “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 cyberbullying directed at the charity and its leadership.
“Sentebale has experienced the adverse media campaign as false narratives circulated through the media about the charity and its leadership, attempts to undermine its relationships with staff, existing and prospective partners, and the forced diversion of leadership time and resources into managing a reputational crisis not of the charity’s making.
“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 board and executive director have taken this legal action to secure that protection. The costs of doing so are met entirely by external funding, and no charitable funds have been used.”
In August 2025, the Charity Commission criticised Harry for allowing a row with the chair to “play out publicly”.
After his resignation was made public, Sophie Chandauka said she had been targeted by people who “play the victim card”.
She described the dispute as a “story of a woman who dared to blow the whistle about issues of poor governance, weak executive management, abuse of power, bullying, harassment, misogyny, misogynoir [discrimination against black women] – and the cover-up that ensued”.
