Prince Harrys former charity Sentebale cuts UK staff to just one employer after bitter scandal

Sentebale, the African charity Prince Harry had co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006, has sensationally dismissed all but one of its UK staffers following a bitter, high-profile row with the duke.The organization, which the Duke of Sussex had kick-started in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana, is said to be grappling with financial woes behind the scenes, prompting the major staffing changes.Earlier this month, the Charity Commission for England and Wales announced that it discovered no evidence of “widespread or systemic bullying, harassment, misogyny or misogynoir” at the organization.While the probe found no “overreach” by Harry or the chair, Dr.Sophie Chandauka, it criticized both parties for allowing the dispute “to play out publicly.”The bitter conflict prompted a mass exodus at the organization — with widespread resignations taking place across the board, The Post can confirm.The charity has confirmed that only one full-time employee remains at its UK headquarters following the layoffs, adding that a total of 7 departures will be taking place between April and September.A redundancy notice indicated the organization “does not have” donor funding and was entering “retrenchment,” the Times of London reports.Among those dismissed was the charity’s global head of finance and compliance.The organization has since claimed that the layoffs were part of a “global restructuring” plan that had been discussed in early 2024 and announced in December.“Improve efficiencies, transition senior executive roles to Southern Africa and to respond to changing service delivery demands,” the charity said in a statement.They said the restructuring was prompted by “increasing uncertainty relating to international donor funding specifically (e.g.

USAID) and uncertainty relating to events such as polo.”“It is worth noting that the narrative being created with regards to departures is entirely misleading,” the organization ...