The Prince has been dealt a major blow after one of his employees at Sentabale quit his role after five years.

Prince Harry co-founded Sentabale in 2006 (Image: GETTY)

Prince Harry’s charity Sentabale has “cuts ties to Britain”, it has been claimed, as another staff member quit in major blow to the Duke of Sussex.

According to the Daily Mail, after five years in his role, Richard Miller has quit as chief executive of Harry’s co-founded charity Sentabale.

Richard’s departure follows that of Baroness Chalker, the overseas development minister, who stepped down as a director last month.

Johnny Hornby, who was one of Harry’s dedicated allies, previously stepped down last year after 11 years at Sentabale – five of which he spent as chairman. The Mail on Sunday previously disclosed that Andrew Tucker, whom Harry affectionately calls ‘Tucks’, had stepped down from his senior position at Sentebale after almost a decade.

The loss of Richard seemingly adds more to the speculation that Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have “cut ties with Britain” as the 62-year-old was the last London-based chief executive of Sentebale, which means ‘forget me not’ in Sesotho.

Richard will be replaced by an interim executive director, Carmel Gaillard, the charity has confirmed.

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Carmel has been asked to deliver a “strategic transformation” of the charity.

Speaking of his decision to step down, Richard said: “It is the logical next step for Sentebale, and the time is right for this shift to local leadership. Carmel is an incredible asset to position Sentebale further as a leader in the region.”

Following news of Richards departure, Prince Harry and his co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho wrote a joint statement.

Prince Harry visited Lesotho back in October as part of work for the charity (Image: GETTY)

Their statement read, “This shift reflects our continued commitment to being guided by voices from within the region we serve. We sincerely thank Richard for his pivotal role in steering our organisation toward this important evolution.”

Harry, who now lives in the US, and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho co-founded Sentabale in 2006.

The charity has evolved from supporting children and young people affected by HIV/AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana to addressing broader issues of “youth health, wealth inequity and climate resilience”.