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Prince Harry has been in court a lot lately, filing several high-profile lawsuits against media publishers such as Daily Mail.
But the Duke of Sussex will soon find himself on the other side of the equation, as he is now being sued by the Sentebale charity he helped found in 2006.
Yes, the current board of the charity is accusing Harry of defamation, one year after he stepped down as royal patron of the organisation.
According to Page Six, senior Sentebale officials filed the defamation suit against Harry in the High Court in London on March 24.
The organization is also suing Mark Dyer, who served as Sentebale’s guardian before he and Harry stepped down after a falling out with CEO Dr Sophie Chandawka.
Chandoka accused Harry of asking the organization to defend his wife, Meghan Markle, following the bad press surrounding her photo op at an event hosted by Sentebale.
“I said no, we are not setting a precedent by becoming an extension of the Sussex PR machine,” Chandaoka told the Financial Times in a March 2025 interview.
A follow-up investigation revealed that there was “no widespread or systemic bullying, harassment, misogyny or misogyny” in the organization.
Harry issued a statement when he and his co-founder, Prince Siso of Lesotho, stepped down, and did not deny that he clashed with Chanduka.
The princes wrote: “With heavy hearts, we have resigned from our roles as sponsors of the organization until further notice, in support and solidarity with the Board of Trustees,” adding:
“It is devastating that the relationship between the charity’s trustees and the chairman has broken down beyond repair.”
Harry and Sisso made it clear that they would not be severing ties with the charity completely, explaining: “Although we may no longer be patrons, we will always be its founders, and we will never forget what this charity can achieve when in the right care.”
They continued to “categorically reject” Centipal’s “offensive and damaging” claims.
A spokesman for the couple continued: “It is extraordinary that charitable funds are now being used to pursue legal action against the people who built and supported the organization for almost two decades, rather than being directed to the communities the charity was set up to serve.”
Harry stated that he was “heartbroken” to step away from the organization he founded to honor his mother, but added that he was in an “untenable situation” due to the conflict at Senetabel.
“What happened is unimaginable,” Harry and Sisso said in a joint statement. “We are in shock that we have to do this.”
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
