Why Prince Harry Unexpectedly Quit the Charity He Founded in Princess Diana’s Honor
Prince Harry is royally devastated.
Nearly two decades after the Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho founded the charity Sentebale in honor of their respective late mothers Princess Diana and Queen ‘Mamohato, they announced they are resigning from their positions as patrons amid controversy among the charity’s leadership, which is being investigated by U.K.-based agency the Charity Commission.
“What’s transpired is unthinkable,” the pair said in a joint statement given to the Press Association March 26. “We are in shock that we have to do this, but we have a continued responsibility to Sentebale’s beneficiaries, so we will be sharing all of our concerns with the Charity Commission as to how this came about.”
“Nearly 20 years ago, we founded Sentebale in honor of our mothers,” their statement went on. “Sentebale means ‘forget-me-not’ in Sesotho, the local language of Lesotho, and it’s what we’ve always promised for the young people we’ve served through this charity. Today is no different.”
E! News has reached out to Prince Harry for comment and has not heard back.