Prince Harry accused of bullying charity chair

The chairperson of an African charity co-founded by Prince Harry accused the royal on Sunday of orchestrating a bullying and harassment campaign to try to force her out, as she pushed back following his abrupt resignation from the organisation, reports CBS News. Sophie Chandauka, the chair of Sentebale, a charity that Harry co-founded in 2006 that was long aimed at helping children in southern Africa who have HIV/Aids, took several shots at Harry on Sky News. Chandauka 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 resigned last Tuesday as a patron of Sentebale, which he helped establish in honour of his late mother, Princess Diana, citing a breakdown in the relationships between board members and Chandauka. Harry and co-founder, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, said in a joint statement that they quit ‘with heavy hearts’ as patrons in solidarity with five trustees who resigned over an internal dispute with Chandauka, who refused to step down when asked. The stalemate reportedly involved a change in the organisation's mission. Chandauka sued the charity in order to remain in her position, according to the statement. She said that she reported Sentebale's trustees to the Charity Commission in the UK 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. She 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.

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