Sentebale, the charity Prince Harry founded, pauses its defamation claim against him amid fears over legal costs

The legal fight between Prince Harry and the charity he set up has been put on hold, not abandoned. Sentebale's defamation claim has been paused rather than withdrawn. That means the case could still return to haunt its own founder. Fear of spiralling legal bills is reported to be behind the charity's decision to halt the action.

Harry is being pursued in the defamation action by the very charity he founded.

The pause emerged on Sunday, with no date set for the claim to resume.