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The charity’s executive director Chris Martin has temporarily “stepped down” pending the outcome of the investigation into the claims, it has been revealed. This comes just hours after Douglas Connell, who was appointed chair of the Prince’s Foundation trustees in March, quit.
Upon stepping down, Mr Connell said to be “shocked and dismayed” by the recent allegations, adding: “I and the other members of the board of trustees had no knowledge of any such activity and we have launched a rigorous and independent investigation.
“My view is that the person chairing any organisation should take responsibility if it appears that serious misconduct may have taken place within it.”
A spokesman for the Prince’s Foundation said it respected and understood Mr Connell’s decision to step down.
It added Dame Sue Bruce, the vice-chairman, would take the helm with immediate effect.
These blows follow the decision taken earlier this month by Michael Fawcett, one of the Prince of Wales’s closest aides and chief executive of his foundation, to step down after the cash for honours allegations emerged.
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