Prince Harry’s charity, Sentebale, has expressed gratitude to the Sussexes’ army of social media supporters for helping to raise funds. The Sussex squad, a group of online “superfans” who have supported the couple since they left the UK have been acknowledged for their efforts to raise money in the charity’s annual report.

The charity was co-founded by the Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006.

It confirmed that it had received donations through an online fundraising platform under the banner of “Sussex Squad” last year.

The Internet army works to support Prince Harry and his wife and stand against those who criticise the couple.

The group uses Twitter to mobilise support and raise funds for the couple’s various causes.

Sentebale works with vulnerable children and young people in the southern African nations of Lesotho and Botswana to ensure they have access to vital health services, especially HIV treatment.

The superfans have been thanked by the charity previously for starting a fundraiser last summer to mark the Duchess’s 41st Birthday.

Apart from raising the funds for the charity, the Sussex Squad has also been involved in controversy in the past for messaging commentators while defending the couple.

Victoria Arbiter, the daughter of the Queen’s former press secretary, described the onslaught from the Sussex Squad as “relentless”, as they ultimately urged CNN to sack her.

Meanwhile, it was reported that Prince Harry had narrated a new video promoting Sentebale’s work to help people with HIV in southern Africa.

He had previously pledged to donate $1.5 million from the proceeds of his memoir to the charity, which he set up in memory of his mother.

In the new video released on Sentebale’s Instagram page, the Duke said that the charity’s contribution is making a “visible” difference to the lives of young people and their communities.

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He said: “Our mission is to help vulnerable children and young people across Lesotho and Botswana have access to vital health services, receive care and support and build skills to be self-sufficient and thrive.”

The Duke added: “And it is not down to us alone. It is thanks to our donors and our partners and importantly the determination and resilience of the Lesotho and Botswana people and their communities.

“Real change, big change, is possible when we all come together.”

A spokesman for Sentebale told the Telegraph: “Sentebale received donations through an online fundraising platform under the banner of ‘Sussex Squad’ in 2022, which highlighted Sentebale’s work in Lesotho and Botswana.

“Sentebale operated in the same way we would work with any member(s) of the public wanting to raise funds for our work.

2Each year, we acknowledge a range of individuals, partners, groups and organisations who have supported our work in a given financial year and this year was no different.”

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