The former royal has been accused of mishandling charitable funds for his own gain and now, he is slamming those claims! Prince Harry is apparently deeply offended anyone would thing that about him and he made that very clear in an official statement.
It all started when campaign group Republic stated that not one, but two of Harry’ projects, more precisely, Travalyst and the now-defunct Sussex Royal received more than $300K from his brother, Prince William’s Royal Foundation.
They went ahead and actually reported the said charitable projects to the Charity Commission, alleging inappropriate use of charitable funds, lack of independence, as well as conflicts of interest!
Republic Graham Smith stated in part that ‘Maybe I’m missing something here, but I find it difficult to believe that a charity making an independent and impartial decision would decide to make these payments. I’m asking the Charity Commission to investigate these two charities, to ask them to provide justification for these payments and to demonstrate that they are not in thrall to their royal patrons.’
It did not take Harry long at all to release a statement via ET.
That being said, a spokesperson for the former royal family member’s legal team tells the new outlet that: ‘The Duke of Sussex has always and continues to remain deeply committed to his charitable work. This is his life’s focus, and his devotion to charity is at the very core of the principles he lives by, and is obvious through the impact and success of his many charitable projects throughout the UK and beyond. To this point, it is deeply offensive to today see false claims made about The Duke of Sussex and his charitable work. It is both defamatory and insulting to all the incredible organisations and people he has partnered with.’
The same spokesperson went on to make it very clear that Travalyst is an NGO and that Harry gets no financial or commercial gain from it, as a result.