Prince Harry in Hot Water

Prince Harry has made a legitimate effort to help children, but it turns out the money being spent is going mostly to the CEO, and other expenses. People reports:

After his return from combat in Afghanistan, Prince Harry has been enjoying the some African sun with girlfriend Chelsy Davy – but he’s taking heat of a different kind in the nearby country of Lesotho.

There, in 2006, with the tiny kingdom’s Prince Seeiso, Harry founded a charity called Sentebale to help orphans. But Sentebale’s newly released financial records show that for the first 17 months there were $2.2 million in donations – with only just 7.5 per cent going directly to children in need.

The charity spent nearly $1 million on start-up costs and pricey vehicles, plus $180,000 on the CEO’s salary and private schooling for his children abroad. "Where’s The Money for Orphans, Harry?" queried one British newspaper headline.

Harry’s courtiers counter that the funds were spent on hiring "first-class staff," and that significantly more money will soon flow to Lesotho’s orphans. "The last thing Prince Harry wanted was for the charity to distribute money fast without proper safeguards," says a Palace source.

Co-founder Prince Seeiso also tells PEOPLE, "We told ourselves we would not dish out money willy-nilly unless the structures are in place. Every dollar sent to an institution should be accounted for."

Since when does the CEO of a charity deserve a $180,000 salary? It’s a charity, not a stepping stone to a bigger and better career. Charities also need to spend as much of the money as they can to help kids, not try to spend most of the money trying to manage the money. This organization has its priorities backwards.