<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Britain's charity regulator has opened an investigation into an African charity co-founded by Prince Harry, a week after the prince and other trustees resigned due to a dispute with the charity's chairwoman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sentebale, which provides support for young people in Botswana and Lesotho, has been wracked by controversy since Harry abruptly resigned on March 26, saying the relationship between the board and its chair was beyond repair.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chair Sophie Chandauka later accused the prince of orchestrating a bullying and harassment campaign to try to force her out.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-tariffs-reciprocal-measures-what-are-they-retaliating-against-explained/c90a020c-70d4-47fa-8a42-f8954665783b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump used one key word to justify tariffs. The facts don't back him up</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Charity Commission said on Thursday that it was in "direct contact" with parties on both sides to gather evidence in its compliance case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The regulator's focus, in line with its statutory remit, will be to determine whether the charity's current and former trustees, including its chair, have fulfilled their duties and responsibilities under charity law," the commission said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chandauka took several shots at Harry in an interview with Sky News on Sunday, describing how the prince's Netflix deal interfered with a scheduled fundraiser and how an incident with his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, became a source of friction.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/prince-harry-bullying-claims-watchdog-to-probe-charity-cofounded-by-roayl-after-chairwoman-accusation/13f7c9ac-a4aa-4647-9f57-94f21487c366" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Harry co-founded Sentebale nearly 20 years ago in memory of his late mother, Princess Diana.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-tariffs-norfolk-island-australia-export-tariffs-stock-market-finance-news/be1d5184-f7a2-492b-a6e0-77f10b02665d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Tiny Australian island's tariffs are nearly triple the rest of the country</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said he hoped the Charity Commission would uncover "the truth" about what caused him to resign as patron of Sentebale.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What has transpired over the last week has been heartbreaking to witness, especially when such blatant lies hurt those who have invested decades in this shared goal," he said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No one suffers more than the beneficiaries of Sentebale itself."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></a><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the </span></em><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></a><em><span> and </span></em><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><em><span>Google Play</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>