Prince Harry ‘lost interest’ in African charity Sentebale after marrying Meghan Markle, co-founder’s brother says

Prince Harry mislaid liking successful Sentebale, nan African kindness he founded successful 2006 earlier he resigned successful March, aft marrying Meghan Markle, nan co-founder’s relative has claimed.

The Duke of Sussex’s waning attraction had “killed nan spirit” of nan kindness aft he and nan “Suits” alum discontinue royal life successful 2020 and hightailed it crossed nan pond, Prince Seeiso’s brother, Chief Khoabane Theko, told The Telegraph.

Last month, Harry and each of nan different trustees connected nan kindness committee sensationally resigned from nan youth-focused organization. He admitted he was devastated and “in shock” to person to measurement down.

As nan fallout from nan duke’s determination continues, Theko admitted that he was “perturbed” that Harry had grounded to sojourn Lesotho much often.

The erstwhile moving royal past visited Lesotho successful October 2024 — but nan sojourn marked his first successful 6 years.

Before marrying Markle successful 2018, nan duke had made 4 abstracted trips to nan African state betwixt 2010 and 2015.

“When [Sentebale] was launched, I retrieve his words rather vividly, because he was very beardown successful saying ‘my mother, this place, her passion astir Africa’ and each that,” Theko told nan outlet.

“He’s a loved fig because of his openness, but his nonaccomplishment of liking has wholly killed nan tone of nan Sentebale’s survival.”

“I haven’t seen him [Prince Harry] since he sewage himself married,” nan Lesotho royal added.

Theko said that he had antecedently regarded Harry arsenic a “very down-to-earth person” who was not “self-indulgent” during his much predominant visits.

“I’m amazed that he’s relinquishing nan [charity] astatine this shape erstwhile 1 expected that he would jealously defender it, because it’s nether his mother’s bequest and I thought he would want to dice for it,” Theko said.

“Unless, maybe, he is prepared to travel aft and travel hole it and get it backmost because I do not judge it comes easy to him to want to springiness it up, for illustration he’s doing it’s a small spot unusual for me.”

Elsewhere, Theko claimed that nan Duchess of Sussex, 43, “never came” to Lesotho, describing her arsenic a “far-away person” to locals.

“Did she ne'er travel to Lesotho, Meghan? No she hasn’t. So it seems for illustration she’s a far-away personification for us, we do not cognize astir her,” he said of nan erstwhile actress.

The mates took respective trips to Africa together complete nan years, including a picnic successful Botswana for Markle’s 37th day successful 2017.

Theko said he was amazed nan Sussexes didn’t make a extremity successful Lesotho during their respective African visits.

“I was amazed to spot them travel to Botswana but not Lesotho, knowing what they person successful Lesotho would beryllium bringing them person to our shores,” he said. “But they returned from Botswana and I was a small spot perturbed by that.”

The royal said he had hoped that Harry and Markle would sojourn Lesotho much frequently, adding, “I thought they would do that much often, because he’s been visiting a batch of African states aft their marriage.”

The Post has reached retired to Harry’s reps for comment.

Since Harry’s abrupt resignation, Sentebale chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka has raised alarming allegations and accused nan charity’s committee of “harassment,” “bullying” and “misogynoir.”

Chandauka, who became leader of nan statement successful 2023, besides claimed Harry had tried to usage nan kindness arsenic “an hold of nan Sussex PR machine” to support his wife’s nationalist image.

The statement — which was group up to thief AIDs patients successful Africa — is now being investigated by nan Charity Commission.

Prince Harry and chap kindness co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho said past period that their narration pinch Chandauka was surgery “beyond repair, creating an untenable situation.”

Chandauka — who first raised concerns successful February — welcomed nan investigation and revealed that Sentebale had launched an soul reappraisal past twelvemonth and would soon coming its findings.