Prince Harry cleared of charity bullying charge

The UK's charity watchdog yesterday cleared Britain's Prince Harry of accusations of bullying in a row with an African charity he founded, but deplored that the bitter internal dispute was played out in public.

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The charity, Sentebale, was at the centre of an explosive board-room dispute in late March and April when chair Sophie Chandauka publicly accused Harry, the youngest son of the UK's King Charles III, of "bullying".

Days earlier, Harry and cofounder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho had announced they were resigning from the charity they established in 2006 after the trustees quit when Chandauka refused their demand to step down.

Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, launched the charity in honour of his mother, Princess Diana, to help young people with HIV and Aids in Lesotho and, later, Botswana.