Prince Harry is facing accusations of sending an “unpleasant” email to the head of a charity after she declined to publicly defend his wife, Meghan Markle.

Dr. Sophie Chandauka, who leads the African charity Sentebale, allegedly received an “imperious” message from Harry following a tense interaction with the Duchess of Sussex in April. The incident occurred during a photo opportunity at a Sentebale polo match, where Meghan was seen asking Dr. Chandauka to move away from Prince Harry for the photograph.

Harry had captained the victorious team in the match, and according to Dr. Chandauka, Meghan’s appearance at the event was unexpected. She arrived last minute with Serena Williams and a Netflix film crew, even though the charity had not been informed about her presence.

Sources, as reported by the Telegraph, claim that following the awkward moment, Harry reached out to Dr. Chandauka, urging her to release a statement to address any rumors of tension.

However, Dr. Chandauka explained on Sky News that she had two reasons for refusing the request. She described the situation at the event, saying, “We were excited about it, we would have been really excited [if] we had known ahead of time, but we didn’t, and so the choreography went badly on stage because we had too many people on stage.”

She added, “The international press captured this, and there was a lot of talk about the Duchess and the choreography on stage and whether she should have been there and her treatment of me.”

Dr. Chandauka further clarified her stance, saying, “Prince Harry asked me to issue some sort of a statement in support of the Duchess, and I said I wouldn’t, not because I didn’t care about the Duchess, but because I knew what would happen if I did so, number one. And number two, because we cannot be an extension of the Sussexes.”