Prince Harry's charity for orphaned African children claimed almost £20,000 in taxpayer cash during the pandemic despite boasting a multimillion pound income, it was revealed today.
The Duke of Sussex took the extraordinary step of suing Her Majesty's Government over the withdrawl of his state-funded bodyguards, but Sentebale, the charity he co-founded in 2006, was happy to lean on the hard-pressed British taxpayer.
Prince Harry's organisation claimed almost £20,000 of taxpayers’ cash over the past two years.
Newly released accounts disclose that Sentebale - which translates to 'Forget Me Not' in Sesotho - claimed £5,000 from the Government’s Job Retention scheme last year, on top of £14,000 in 2020.
The claim was made even though the charity boasted an income of £3.1 million in the 12 months to last August, an increase of £736,000 from the previous year.
The Duke of Sussex took the extraordinary step of suing Her Majesty's Government over the withdrawl of his state-funded bodyguards, but Sentebale, the charity he co-founded in 2006, was happy to lean on the hard-pressed British taxpayer
The organisation, co-founded by the Duke of Sussex (pictured in June 2019) claimed £5,000 from the Government’s Job Retention scheme last year, on top of £14,000 in 2020
It is not known how much was donated by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are said to have signed a £100 million deal with American streaming giant Netflix and a rumoured £18 million contract with audio company Spotify, in addition to other income.
