In response, Chandauka complained to the Charity Commission and alleged that bullying, misogyny and racism was ongoing towards her.
As reported by The Times, a number of trustees then resigned, blaming Chandauka’s “almost dictatorial” style. It is believed Prince Harry agreed with the decision of people resigning.
While the issue may have been a personal blow for the prince, it seems to have also damaged the charity, which has lost donations and funding.
It is believed this has contributed to the charity’s decision to make four of its five London staff redundant, including its global head of finance and compliance.
There are believed to also be staff being made redundant in Africa, with the reason reportedly a result of the charity not having enough donor funding, as revealed by The Times. It has also been reported that the charity has used a lot of the £1.4 million built up over two decades.
Just weeks ago, the Charity Commission criticised both Chandauka and Prince Harry for the public spat which it said had “severely impacted the charity’s reputation and risked undermining public trust in charities more generally”. The report found no evidence there was a culture of bullying, harassment or misogyny, although it did not adjudicate on individual employment disputes.
This finding was likely to be a relief for the prince, as the chairwoman had previously accused him of “bullying” and “harassment” – claims he denied.
A spokesperson for Sentebale told the Daily Mail that the redundancy decisions were part of a “plannned restructuring” and uncertainty, not helped by the public spat this year. They said: “First discussed in 2024, the Sentebale Board took a deliberate and responsible step to right-size its workforce in all three locations due to increasing uncertainty relating to international donor funding such as USAID and uncertainty relating to events such as polo (fundraising event).
“The global restructuring was intended to improve efficiencies, transition senior executive roles to Southern Africa and to respond to changing service delivery demands. False is the notion that any restructuring was because of a ‘funding crisis’, but was a planned restructuring.”
Express.co.uk have approached Sentebale for comment.
