The chair of Prince Harry's former charity, Sentebale, is claiming that he requested she release a statement defending Meghan Markle after an event last year.

Sophie Chandauka, the Sentebale chair, took several swipes at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during a brutal interview with Sky News following Harry's decision to step down from the charity

Meghan Markle’s awkward, “rude” photo op last April with Sophie Chandauka, the embattled chairwoman of Prince Harry’s African charity Sentebale, is likely to get a new look in light of Harry’s extraordinary announcement this week that he was stepping down from the organization he co-founded amid an increasingly bitter conflict over Chandauka’s leadership.