Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s chief publicist, Meredith Maines, is stepping down from her function after one 12 months within the job.
Us Weekly can affirm that Maines will now not work for the Sussexes in her function as .Chief Communications Officer (CCO), which she started in January. Maines labored along side US-based PR agency, Technique Communications. The Sussexes have reduce ties with the consultants after seven months.
“After a 12 months of inspiring work with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Archewell, I will probably be pursuing a brand new alternative in 2026,” Maines mentioned in an announcement to Us. I’ve the utmost gratitude and respect for the couple and the crew, and the nice work they’re doing on the planet.”
A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex mentioned: “Meredith Maines and Technique Communications have concluded their work with Archewell. The Duke and Duchess are grateful for his or her contributions and need them properly.”
In the meantime, a supply praised Maines’ expertise, solely telling Us on Friday, December 26 that Maines is “greatest in school.”
“Anybody who has labored with Meredith is aware of she’s greatest in school — she’s no nonsense, extremely strategic and has accomplished all of it. They’ve completed a ton over the previous 12 months and it’s time for what’s subsequent,” the supply mentioned.
In Could, Forbes reported that Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, added Technique Communications to their communications crew as they continued to develop their careers and neighborhood efforts.
“Chief Communications Officer Meredith Maines has retained the worldwide agency Technique Communications to bolster her crew overseeing the rising enterprise portfolio and philanthropic efforts of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,” a spokesperson for the royals advised the outlet on the time. “Technique is an built-in PR and advertising company specializing in high-growth tech and shopper manufacturers. The Sussex crew additionally lately welcomed Emily Robinson as Director of Communications. Technique is serving as an extension of that crew.”
Maines’ departure marks what’s believed to be the eleventh publicist to cease working for the couple up to now 5 years since Meghan and Harry stepped away from the British Royal Household in 2020.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (Photograph by Kevin Mazur/Getty Pictures for W+P)
Her exit comes after the couple’s director of communications, Emily Robinson, left her high-profile function after only some months on the job in October.
“Ms. Robinson oversaw project-based work for a really profitable season of With Love, Meghan and extra help for the manufacturing firm,” a spokesperson for the Duchess of Sussex advised Us Weekly in an announcement on October 24. “She did a superb job and accomplished these initiatives with nice success.”
Robinson joined Meghan and husband Prince Harry’s crew in June after a earlier stint doing publicity for Netflix. The Instances of London and Folks reported that Robinson left on her personal accord.
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In June, there was one other employees shakeup when it was reported by a number of shops that 4 crew members had parted methods with the Sussexes.
Meghan has been accused up to now of being troublesome to work for. The Instances of London reported in 2021 that the Fits alum had allegedly bullied and decreased employees members to tears at Kensington Palace. In August 2024, NewsNation claimed Meghan and Harry had misplaced 18 workers between their time within the U.Ok. and the U.S. (they launched Archewell Basis in 2020), with a supply blaming an “insufferable” and “condescending” Meghan for the “churn and burn” charge.
Nevertheless, a number of former and present employees members denied these experiences. Talking to Us in September 2024, former head of content material Ben Browning, who secured the couple’s Harry & Meghan documentary Netflix previous to his exit in 2023, described his expertise working for the couple as “constructive and supportive.”
He added, “All of us proceed to be buddies. The narratives we’ve seen suggesting the opposite are unfaithful.”
