{"id":316690,"date":"2026-04-11T00:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316690"},"modified":"2026-04-11T00:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:28:35","slug":"prince-harry-sued-for-libel-by-hiv-aids-charity-he-co-founded-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/prince-harry-sued-for-libel-by-hiv-aids-charity-he-co-founded-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry sued for libel by HIV-AIDS charity he co-founded &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br 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\u2060she reported him and the trustees to Britain\u2019s charity regulator for alleged bullying and harassment.<\/p>\n<p>After a review, the\u00a0Charity Commission reported it had \u2060found \u200bno evidence of bullying, but said \u200bthere had been weak governance and criticized all parties for allowing an internal \u200bdispute to grow to be public.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descrease article font size Increase article font size A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in honour of his late mother, Princess Diana, which he quit\u00a0following a \u200bhigh-profile dispute, is suing the British royal for libel \u200con the High Court in London, a court record showed on Friday. 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