Prince Harry resigns from his charity amid huge bust-up

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00:00infighting, mass resignations, and an investigation.

00:03No, this isn't an episode of Succession.

00:06It's the latest from Prince Harry's charity.

00:08The Duke of Sussex has quit as patron of his charity, Centabali,

00:12amid a huge bust-up involving its chair.

00:14Harry established the charity in 2006,

00:17alongside co-founder Prince Siso of Lesotho,

00:20in order to help young people living with HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa.

00:24However, the two royal founders and the entire board of trustees

00:27have now resigned due to unthinkable infighting within the organization.

00:32So, what happened?

00:34Well, according to The Times,

00:35there was a dispute over fundraising plans

00:37between the trust and chairwoman, Dr. Sophie Chandauka.

00:41Several trustees requested Chandauka's resignation,

00:44which she did not give,

00:45and have since left the organization themselves.

00:48Harry and Prince Siso wrote a joint statement

00:50and backed the departing trustees,

00:52and announced their resignations as patrons until further notice.

00:56They directly called out Dr. Chandauka,

00:58saying,

00:59The relationship between the charity's trustees and the chair of the board

01:03broke down beyond repair,

01:04creating an untenable situation.

01:06Dr. Chandauka issued a response,

01:08where she appeared to criticize the Duke for going to the press

01:11and playing the victim card.

01:13She claims to have blown the whistle

01:15and pointed to a cover-up at the organization.

01:17Centabali is now the subject of a charity commission investigation,

01:21and the body is assessing the issues

01:22to determine the appropriate regulatory steps.