Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity Sentebale he co-founded

A charity co-founded by the Duke of Sussex is suing him for defamation.A spokesman for Sentebale, which supports young people in Southern Africa, says the court action is because of an alleged "adverse media campaign" which they claim has caused disruption and "reputational harm" to the charity and its leadership.A spokesman for Prince Harry and another former trustee of the charity, Mark Dyer, who is also being sued, said: "They categorically reject these offensive and damaging claims."In an acrimonious dispute over how the charity was being managed, Prince Harry left Sentebale last year.The court filing shows Prince Harry as a defendant alongside another former trustee, Mark Dyer, in a claim listed on 24 March as "defamation - libel and slander".A statement on behalf of the charity's trustees and executive director said the court case seeks the court's "intervention, protection, and restitution" against what it claims are co-ordinated media attacks, which it says undermine the charity and its efforts to help young people.Legal costs for the case are being met "entirely by external funding and no charitable funds have been used", say the charity's current trustees.A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Mark Dyer said the charity should be focusing its efforts on the communities supported by Sentebale, rather than pursuing legal actions.