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Prince Harry is being sued by a charity he co-founded.

On Friday (April 10), the 41-year-old Duke of Sussex was sued for defamation by Sentebale, the African charity he co-founded in 2006 in honor of his late mom Princess Diana. Former trustee Mark Dyer was also named as a defendant in the suit, according to Variety.

Keep reading to find out more…In a statement shared on Senetable’s website, the charity named Harry and Mark as the “architects” of an adverse media campaign that has “had significant viral impact and triggered an onslaught of cyber-bullying directed at the charity and its leadership.”

“Sentebale has commenced legal proceedings in the High Court of England and Wales,” read the statement issued by the board of trustees and executive director. “The charity seeks the court’s intervention, protection, and restitution following a coordinated adverse media campaign conducted since 25 March 2025 that has caused operational disruption and reputational harm to the charity, its leadership, and its strategic partners.”

“Sentebale has experienced the adverse media campaign as false narratives circulated through the media about the charity and its leadership, attempts to undermine its relationships with staff, existing and prospective partners, and the forced diversion of leadership time and resources into managing a reputational crisis not of the charity’s making,” the statement added.

The charity, which was co-founded by Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006, focuses on creating solutions to issues relating to young people’s health, wealth inequality and climate resilience in Lesotho and Botswana. ”

“At a time when international aid is contracting and the needs of children across Southern Africa are growing, the work Sentebale delivers for 78,000 young lives is increasingly critical,” the statement added. “The charity should not continue to use its resources to manage and address the damage this adverse media campaign has caused to its operations and partnerships. This must stop. The Board and Executive Director have taken this legal action to secure that protection. The costs of doing so are met entirely by external funding and no charitable funds have been used.”

“The Board and Executive Director trust that those who believe in Sentebale’s mission will understand why this legal action, whilst difficult, was necessary and important, and will continue to stand with us as we focus on the work ahead,” the statement concluded. “Sentebale’s focus remains where it has always been: the children and young people of Lesotho and Botswana.”

In March 2025, Harry and Prince Seeiso both stepped down from their duties, as did a group of trustees, citing that the relationship between them and the chair of the board “broke down beyond repair, creating an untenable situation,” the two said in a joint statement at the time.

Prince Harry has not publicly addressed the lawsuit yet.