Well written! She said she didn't have an issue with Harry, and she deserves a chance to have transparency and accountability re: the issue of whether there was bullying, racism or other terrible behavior within the charity. Secondly, the timing isn't just a coincidence, as you wrote. Also, I am not familiar with using an honorary degree as a "Dr." (is this typical?), the cost of consultants (is this a normal amount for a charity?) nor the bioscience business she runs (I'm in pharma). The court proceedings might illuminate all of this.
Sentebale was registered in March 2006, exactly twenty years ago. Over the years there have just been four chairs and around 20 different Trustees, around eight serving for one to three years. Twelve Trustees have served from 20 years to four years, as follows: (1) Damien West, 20 years, four as Chair, (2) Mark Dyer, 20 years, (3) Johnny Hornby, 20 years, six as Chair, (4)Phillip Green, nine years as Chair, (5) The Rt Hon Baroness Chalker of Wallasey, 18 years, (6) Tim Boucher, 9 years, (7) Tsitsi Chatawama, 11 years (8) Dame Nicola Brewer, 7 years, (9) James Marshall, 5 years, (10) Keiello Lerotholi, 4 years, (11) ) Audrey Kgosidintsi, 4 years, and last but worse, (12) Sophie Chandauka, 11 years, 20 MONTHS as Chair. Of the first eleven of these Trustees, not counting Chandauka, EIGHT RESIGNED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2024 AND MARCH 26, 2025 WHEN CHANDAUKA WAS CHAIR (Damian West, Mark Dyer, Baroness Chalker, Tim Boucher, Tsitsi Chatawama, James Marshall), Keiello Lerotholi and Audrey Kgosidintsi). Also, Richard Miller, CEO for six years, resigned on 1/4/2025 and Andrew Tucker, a much-valued senior employee for nine years, resigned in December 2024. As you probably noticed, Prince Harry is blamed for staff leaving, but they had all been happy until Chandauka came on the scene. Another charge Chandauka has levelled at Prince Harry is that Sentebale was not governed well, and that Prince Harry is ACTUALLY a liability, suggesting funds had significantly decreased since he moved to the US. THAT IS NOT TRUE. I did a spreadsheet based on all the available financials (sentebale.org/annual-report-accounts) and discovered the following: the average funds raised, based on the six years prior to his stepping down (2014-2019) is £3,699, 000 per year, and the funds raised in 2023 (the last years financials are available) is £3,406,000, around 2%. Some categories of revenue have decreased and some have increased; Chandauka only highlights the decreases. In the past twenty years, Sentebale has raised £44,572,000 DIRECTLY BENEFITTING CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM AIDS OR LIVING WITH HIV. Prince Harry has raised £18,800,000 from his Polo Challenges over the years, alone. I so much want to see some of these points published somewhere.
Well written! She said she didn't have an issue with Harry, and she deserves a chance to have transparency and accountability re: the issue of whether there was bullying, racism or other terrible behavior within the charity. Secondly, the timing isn't just a coincidence, as you wrote. Also, I am not familiar with using an honorary degree as a "Dr." (is this typical?), the cost of consultants (is this a normal amount for a charity?) nor the bioscience business she runs (I'm in pharma). The court proceedings might illuminate all of this.
Sentebale was registered in March 2006, exactly twenty years ago. Over the years there have just been four chairs and around 20 different Trustees, around eight serving for one to three years. Twelve Trustees have served from 20 years to four years, as follows: (1) Damien West, 20 years, four as Chair, (2) Mark Dyer, 20 years, (3) Johnny Hornby, 20 years, six as Chair, (4)Phillip Green, nine years as Chair, (5) The Rt Hon Baroness Chalker of Wallasey, 18 years, (6) Tim Boucher, 9 years, (7) Tsitsi Chatawama, 11 years (8) Dame Nicola Brewer, 7 years, (9) James Marshall, 5 years, (10) Keiello Lerotholi, 4 years, (11) ) Audrey Kgosidintsi, 4 years, and last but worse, (12) Sophie Chandauka, 11 years, 20 MONTHS as Chair. Of the first eleven of these Trustees, not counting Chandauka, EIGHT RESIGNED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2024 AND MARCH 26, 2025 WHEN CHANDAUKA WAS CHAIR (Damian West, Mark Dyer, Baroness Chalker, Tim Boucher, Tsitsi Chatawama, James Marshall), Keiello Lerotholi and Audrey Kgosidintsi). Also, Richard Miller, CEO for six years, resigned on 1/4/2025 and Andrew Tucker, a much-valued senior employee for nine years, resigned in December 2024. As you probably noticed, Prince Harry is blamed for staff leaving, but they had all been happy until Chandauka came on the scene. Another charge Chandauka has levelled at Prince Harry is that Sentebale was not governed well, and that Prince Harry is ACTUALLY a liability, suggesting funds had significantly decreased since he moved to the US. THAT IS NOT TRUE. I did a spreadsheet based on all the available financials (sentebale.org/annual-report-accounts) and discovered the following: the average funds raised, based on the six years prior to his stepping down (2014-2019) is £3,699, 000 per year, and the funds raised in 2023 (the last years financials are available) is £3,406,000, around 2%. Some categories of revenue have decreased and some have increased; Chandauka only highlights the decreases. In the past twenty years, Sentebale has raised £44,572,000 DIRECTLY BENEFITTING CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM AIDS OR LIVING WITH HIV. Prince Harry has raised £18,800,000 from his Polo Challenges over the years, alone. I so much want to see some of these points published somewhere.