00:00Prince Harry quits charity amid accusations of harm and bullying scandal.
00:05Prince Harry has quit his own charity after the royal was accused of harming its reputation in a damning new report.
00:11The Duke, 40, was slammed for allowing a bullying row to escalate at his African youth charity, Sentabale.
00:18He set up the charity in 2006 in memory of his late mom, Princess Diana, for youth living with HIV and AIDS.
00:25He stepped down in March after a disagreement with Dr. Sophie Chandaka.
00:30The Chair of Trustees.
00:31Following a damning report, Harry has fully withdrawn but seeks alternative support methods.
00:36They said,
00:37As custodians of this once brilliant charity, Prince Ciso, Prince Harry and the former Board of Trustees helped grow Sentabale from the seed of an idea to, like its namesake, a flowering force for good.
00:50With the original mission of Sentabale firmly in mind, and in honor of the legacy he and Prince Ciso began,
00:56The Duke of Sussex will now focus on finding new ways to continue supporting the children of Lesotho and Botswana.
01:03A source close to Harry said he was devastated the chair had been allowed to succeed with a hostile takeover.
01:09The charity commission said chances were missed to settle differences at Sentabale.
01:13The investigation rebuked all parties involved, but judged that Dr. Chandaka could remain in place alongside the current board.
01:21It launched a probe when Harry and Prince Ciso stood down in support of trustees, who quit in a dispute with Dr. Chandaka.
01:28David Holdsworth, chief executive of the charity commission, said the public feud risked overshadowing Sentabale's achievements.
01:36He added,
01:36Passion for a cause is the bedrock of volunteering and charity, delivering positive impact for millions of people here at home and abroad every day.
01:44However, in the rare cases when things go wrong, it is often because that very passion has become a weakness rather than a strength.
01:51Sentabale's problems played out in the public eye, enabling a damaging dispute to harm the charity's reputation.
01:58It risks overshadowing its many achievements and jeopardizing the charity's ability to deliver for the very beneficiaries it was created to serve.
02:07Dr. Chandaka criticized the adverse media campaign by resigners.
02:11Despite challenges, Sentabale is now more focused and governed.
02:15We encourage supporters to aid Sentabale's rebuilding efforts.
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