Harry & Meghan are a ‘toxic brand’ – ‘catastrophic’ charity scandal shows how difficult they are, expert slams

PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle's “catastrophic” charity scandal has shown they are a “toxic brand”, a royal expert has claimed.

Sentebale’shad accused of “harassment and at scale”; after he and other trustees quit the charity last week.

Harry created it in 2006 to continue mumwork helping people in southernliving with.

But as patron alongside Seeiso and the entire board of trustees.

Dr Sophie , even briefing against her to donors – all because she refused to defend Meghan publicly.

She also called the the brand “toxic”, all claims Harry’s camp call “baseless” as well as saying he's “heartbroken” over the split.

Speaking on Flying Eze's show, royal commentator Phil Dampier, weighed in on his thoughts regarding recent developments.

He told Matt Wilkinson: “It has been a catastrophic few days for Harry and Meghan hasn't it.

“I think their reputation is already fairly low but to have a black woman who is head of your accuse you of the very things other people have accused you of for many years – it couldn't get much worse really.

“I expected Dr Chandauka has her faults and maybe she's not perfect but this is unfortunately following a pattern of allegations of bullying”.

Mr Dampier referenced bullying allegations against Meghan that the “palace hushed up”at the time.

He also mentioned the “revolving door of staff” who don't seem to work for Harry and Meghan for “more than five minutes”.

The royal commentator: “There was also the scandal who called them ‘grifters'.

“It's following a pattern that they are very difficult people to work for if not bullies.”

commentator Samara Gill agreed with Mr Dampier's assessment of Harry and Meghan's brand further plumetting.

She said: “It's a story we have heard so many times, it is no surprise.

“They aren't becoming a toxic brand – they are!

“I think what Dr Sophie gives is credibility, she's worked at and been a high-powered solicitor for a long time.

“Dr Sophie has been in a lot of stressful environments and it says a lot that Harry and Meghan are the ones to tip her over the edge.”

But, as Flying Eze revealed, the backlash against Dr Chandauka has hit hard,herafter shameful trolling from Sussex fans.

This included vile racist slurs and wild conspiracy theories that she is being paid by William and Kate.

Today the Charity Commission confirmed it had opened a regulatory compliance case over “concerns raised”.

Last week it emerged that several trustees had left the charity in a dispute with its chairwoman, Sophie Chandauka, having requested her resignation.

Harry and Prince Seeiso backed the departing trustees and announced they had resigned as patrons until further notice.

They said their resignations came “with heavy hearts”, adding that it was “devastating that the relationship between the charity's trustees and the chair of the board broke down beyond repair, creating an untenable situation”.

The Duke of Sussex said the fallout of his resignation as patron of Sentebale has been “heartbreaking to witness”; and that he hoped the Charity Commission would “unveil the truth that collectively forced us to resign”;.

in which she alleged there had been “poor governance, weak executive management, abuse of power, bullying, harassment, misogyny, misogynoir”.

She also appeared to criticise Harry for going to the press and for what she described as playing “the victim card”.