UK Watchdog To Investigate Charity Co-Founded By Prince Harry After Dispute | rssama.com

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s kindness regulator has opened an investigation into an African kindness co-founded by Prince Harry, a week aft nan prince and nan organization’s committee of trustees resigned amid a conflict pinch nan charity’s chairwoman.

Sentebale, which provides support for young group successful Botswana and Lesotho, has been wracked by turmoil since Harry and his co-founder abruptly resigned March 26, saying nan narration betwixt nan committee and its chair was beyond repair.

Chair Sophie Chandauka later accused nan prince of orchestrating a run of bullying and harassment to effort to unit her out.

The Charity Commission said Thursday that it was successful “direct contact” pinch parties connected some sides to stitchery grounds successful its compliance case.

“The regulator’s focus, successful statement pinch its statutory remit, will beryllium to find whether nan charity’s existent and erstwhile trustees, including its chair, person fulfilled their duties and responsibilities nether kindness law,” nan committee said successful a statement.

Chandauka criticized Harry successful an question and reply pinch Sky News connected Sunday, saying that filming for nan prince’s latest Netflix programme interfered pinch a scheduled fundraiser for Sentebale and an incident pinch his wife, Meghan, nan Duchess of Sussex, became a root of friction.

Harry co-founded Sentebale, which intends “forget maine not” successful nan connection of Lesotho, astir 20 years agone successful representation of his precocious mother, Princess Diana.

He said he hoped nan Charity Commission would uncover “the truth” astir what caused him to resign arsenic patron of Sentebale.

“What has transpired complete nan past week has been heartbreaking to witness, particularly erstwhile specified blatant lies wounded those who person invested decades successful this shared goal,” he said successful a statement. “No 1 suffers much than nan beneficiaries of Sentebale itself.”

Harry’s resignation came arsenic Chandauka made allegations of bullying, harassment, sexism and racism against unnamed committee members.

Harry and co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho were patrons of Sentebale but weren’t connected nan committee of trustees. They said they decided to relinquish their roles arsenic ambassadors for nan kindness to support nan erstwhile trustees successful their conflict pinch Chandauka.

Chandauka, a firm lawyer and businesswoman from Zimbabwe, welcomed nan commission’s actions and said she had reported various governance and management issues to nan agency successful February. She besides said Sentebale initiated its ain soul reappraisal past year.

“We dream that, together, these actions will springiness nan wide public, our colleagues, partners, supporters, donors and nan communities we service comfortableness that Sentebale and its caller Board of Trustees are acting appropriately to show and guarantee bully governance and a patient civilization for Sentebale to thrive,” she said successful a statement.