Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent
(BBC) – There was no evidence of widespread bullying, harassment or misogyny at the Sentebale charity founded by Prince Harry, the charity regulator has found.
The Charity Commission has published its findings into whistleblower allegations that followed a bitter boardroom dispute that saw Prince Harry resign, along with several trustees, earlier this year.
No sanctions have been imposed on the charity, with the current leadership under Sophie Chandauka remaining in place, but the commission criticised “all parties” for allowing a “damaging” dispute to play out publicly.
Prince Harry’s spokesman criticised parts of the report as falling “troublingly short”, while the charity’s chair said the “adverse media campaign” from those who resigned caused “incalculable damage”.
The commission has given the charity, which supports young people in southern Africa, a regulatory action plan to deal with “governance weaknesses”.
