​Dr Sophie Chandauka, the chairperson of the African charity co-founded by Prince Harry, said she felt tension with Harry a year ago when Harry's team asked her to defend Meghan Markle from negative publicity. "I said no, we're not setting a precedent by which we become an extension of the Sussex PR machine," Chandauka said. Prince Harry recently quit the charity citing disagreement with Chandauka painting her in a bad light.
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