Prince Harry has redirected the charitable income associated with his share of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund away from Sentebale, the organization he co-founded nearly 20 years ago, and selected Botswana-based Elephants Without Borders as the new recipient.
The Royal Foundation’s 2025 accounts, as reported by LBC, show that £5,432 was allocated to Elephants Without Borders. Sentebale had received £43,866 from this Diana Fund income stream since 2020, including a final payment of £16,743 in 2024.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund ceased operating as an independent grant-making charity, and the Royal Foundation assumed legal control in 2013 to safeguard its name and receive any future income.
The change follows Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho stepping down as Sentebale’s patrons in March 2025 amid a bitter dispute between the charity’s trustees and its chair, Dr. Sophie Chandauka. Sentebale later filed a defamation claim against Harry and former trustee Mark Dyer, allegations both men deny.
The 2025 Accounts Name Elephants Without Borders
The accounting arrangement dates back to the separation of Harry and Meghan’s charitable operations from the Royal Foundation. Under the current setup, half of the net proceeds received through the Diana Fund since Dec. 18, 2019, are donated by the Royal Foundation to a charity selected at Harry’s request.
The 2025 accounts state: “In accordance with a request by The Duke of Sussex, half of the net proceeds received by the Diana Fund since 18 December 2019 are being donated to a charity of The Duke’s choosing. In 2025 all funds will be donated to Elephants Without Borders.”
Elephants Without Borders conducts wildlife research, education and conservation work in Botswana, including satellite monitoring of elephants and programs intended to reduce conflict between wildlife and surrounding communities.
Harry and Meghan already have a history with the organization. During a 2017 trip to Botswana, they assisted Elephants Without Borders founder Dr. Mike Chase and his team in fitting a bull elephant with a satellite tracking collar, allowing conservationists to monitor its movements and migration patterns.
Harry worked with the organization again in 2019, joining Chase, local students and teachers for a tree-planting project in Chobe. Elephants Without Borders said participants planted hundreds of trees along the Chobe River as part of an environmental education and reforestation project.
Sentebale Received Its Final Diana Fund Payment in 2024
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Sentebale had been the beneficiary of Harry’s designated portion of the Diana Fund income since 2020. According to figures reported by LBC from the Royal Foundation’s accounts, the charity received £43,866 over that period, with its final £16,743 payment made in 2024.
Harry and Prince Seeiso founded Sentebale in 2006 in honor of their late mothers, Diana and Queen ’Mamohato. The organization supports children and young people in southern Africa, particularly in Lesotho and Botswana, and its name means “forget-me-not” in Sesotho.
The princes resigned as patrons in March 2025 in solidarity with trustees who had stepped down amid their dispute with Chandauka. The fallout subsequently prompted an investigation by Britain’s Charity Commission.
A Charity Commission review published in August 2025 found no evidence of widespread or systemic bullying or harassment, including misogyny, but identified governance weaknesses and criticized the parties for allowing their internal conflict to play out publicly and damage Sentebale’s reputation.
The Sentebale Dispute Has Since Moved Into Court
In March 2026, Sentebale lodged a defamation claim in London’s High Court against Harry and Dyer. According to Reuters, the charity alleges the two men were behind an “adverse media campaign” beginning in March 2025 that caused operational disruption and reputational harm.
A spokesperson for Harry and Dyer said they “categorically reject” the allegations. Sentebale has said the litigation is being financed entirely through external funding and that no charitable funds are being used to pay its legal costs.