GMB deals embarrassing blow to Prince Harry as report sparks fury

Good Morning Britain dealt a devastating blow to Prince Harry with its report on the investigation into his charity Sentebale. The ITV breakfast programme had the latest from correspondent Richard Gaisford, who was on location at Kensington Palace while he spoke to anchor Ed Balls in the studio.

Ed began by saying: “Richard, I think Prince Harry, overnight, and his spokesman have hit back at what are pretty embarrassing findings.” A sombre Richard replied: “Yeah he’s not happy, because while the Charity Commission head has found no widespread evidence of bullying, of misogyny, of racism against black women, it is critical of Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso [of Lesotho], who’d both set up this charity together, for allowing this row to develop in public in the first place.”

He added: “The Charity Commission says it was not just damaging for that charity in particular but for others because it undermines, as you said, people’s perception of charities in general.

"It started, this row, with Dr Sophie Chandauka, the chair of the charity, she’d accused Prince Harry of being toxic and many other things. That row played out in public and that’s when the Charity Commission got involved. She’s now gonna stay in her post and says that a new action plan for the charity will allow it to help some 78,000 young people in Southern Africa.

"Prince Harry has, of course, walked away from Sentebale, the charity that he founded very much in his mother’s name."

The Charity Commission says it found no evidence of “widespread or systemic bullying or harassment, including misogyny or misogynoir at the charity”.

In a statement overnight, Prince Harry said: “Unsurprisingly, the Commission makes no findings of wrongdoing in relation to Sentebale’s Co-Founder and former Patron, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. They also found no evidence of widespread bullying, harassment or misogyny and misogynoir at the charity, as falsely claimed by the current Chair.

“Despite all that, their report falls troublingly short in many regards, primarily the fact that the consequences of the current Chair’s actions will not be borne by her — but by the children who rely on Sentebale’s support.”

It added: “With the original mission of Sentebale firmly in mind — and in honour of the legacy he and Prince Seeiso began — The Duke of Sussex will now focus on finding new ways to continue supporting the children of Lesotho and Botswana.”