Dr. Sophie Chandauka, the chair of Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity, was accused of “enjoying the race card” after accusing the royal of harassment and bullying.
“That is her plan. As quickly as anybody turns towards her, she brings the race card in and he or she comes for you,” an insider instructed the Telegraph Tuesday.
The supply claimed Chandauka accused the board of trustees of bullying after she was confronted over dropping a significant sponsor for the charity’s annual polo cup.
When the board allegedly pushed Chandauka to resign, she allegedly retaliated with authorized motion that led to a number of resignations.
“She’s a really toxic girl and it’s very unhappy it’s come to this,” the insider added.
One other supply claimed to the Telegraph that Chandauka “barged her means in” to get the chair function after she was requested to “assist” with the recruitment course of.
The insider claimed Chandauka argued she must be thought-about for the place since she’s a “globally related US-based black southern African senior government girl with an distinctive company pedigree.”
Chandauka allegedly advised she would take authorized motion towards the charity if she wasn’t thought-about and in the end “handed the interview with flying colours.”
“After all, she’s going to be fairly spectacular to those that don’t know her on the board, as a result of she has been in Sentebale earlier than, and he or she interviews very, very nicely, comes throughout very, very nicely,” the insider claimed.
Nevertheless, a supply near Chandauka known as the allegations “horrific” and “terribly ironic.”
Reps for Sentebale and Harry didn’t instantly reply to Web page Six’s requests for remark.
The strain between Chandauka and Harry got here to mild final week when he introduced he made the “devastating” choice to depart the charity he based in honor of his mother, Princess Diana.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, blamed his resignation on an “untenable scenario” between Chandauka and the board of trustees.
In the meantime, Chandauka claimed Harry’s “misogynoir” was in charge in a press release to the London Instances.
“Beneath all of the sufferer narrative and fiction that has been syndicated to press is the story of a girl who dared to blow the whistle about problems with poor governance, weak government administration, abuse of energy, bullying, harassment, misogyny, misogynoir and the cover-up that ensued,” she mentioned.
Misogynoir is outlined because the “hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice towards Black ladies,” in keeping with Merriam-Webster.
Chandauka later instructed Sky Information that Harry’s “damaging” assault towards her has led to “harassment and bullying.”
Harry was additionally accused of sending an “disagreeable” letter to Chandauka after she refused to publicly assist Meghan Markle following a clumsy second at a polo match in April 2024.
On the time, the “Fits” alum went viral when she requested Chandauka to not pose subsequent to her husband whereas he accepted a trophy.
An insider instructed the Telegraph that Chandauka was left “stunned” by Harry’s message which had an “imperious” tone. A rep for Sentebale confirmed the letter’s existence to Web page Six.
