Prince Harry’s former charity Sentebale cuts UK staff to just one employer after bitter row

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 Times of London reports.

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 outlet adds.

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 added.

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The staffing changes come after it emerged that the Mamohato Children’s Centre in Lesotho — which looked after more than 700 children each year — had been “effectively mothballed.”

Staffers have been asked to save money by working from home, the Times of London added.

“The main thing we’re all waiting for are the accounts,” a source told the outlet, adding that the organization apparently told its employees that its $1.9 million budget, which had been accumulated over 20 years, had been fully spent.

“There have been a lot of redundancies, there’s been people who have been let go, a lot of churn and people have left,” the insider added.

The Post has reached out to Sentebale for comment.

The “Spare” author, 40, sensationally left his role as patron at the African charity back in March following an internal dispute with Chandauka.

In a further twist to the drama, Sentebale called on the Charity Commission to provide clarity about its recent probe.

The organization asked the investigating body to make it clear that its report did not specifically look into accusations of racism and misogyny directed at the duke, who quit royal life in 2020.

The Invictus Games founder’s reps have since confirmed to The Post that he is weighing out his options and possibilities following his bitter departure from the organization.