Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are shaking their team.
The Sussex chief of staff in the United States is stepping down after less than a year in office, Fox News confirmed.
Catherine St-Laurent has since transitioned to a senior advisor role at Archewell, the nonprofit organization created by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex a year ago.
The former chief of staff has held key positions at the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation and had only moved to work for Markle and Harry last April.
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In addition to his position as chief of staff, St-Laurent has also served as executive director of Archewell – which will now be headed by a longtime Sussex employee, James Holt.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chief of staff, Catherine St-Laurent, transitioned to a position as senior consultant at Archewell.
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In addition, Invisible Hand – a diverse team led by women, based in New York City and led by Genevieve Roth – also joined Archewell.
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Meanwhile, in the lucrative content development space, the foundation recently announced the hiring of Ben Browning – who is behind HBO’s “I Know This Much is True”, as well as the Golden Globe nominated film “Promising young woman” “- as your head of content.
In strategic role, Browning will oversee the content of Archewell Productions and Archewell Audio for the organization’s production and audio divisions, where he will work closely with Netflix and Spotify to lead Archewell’s creative partnerships and bring inspiring content to life through of diverse narratives on TV, cinema, and podcasts.
The Sussex made several other changes to their team, including hiring a Hollywood executive.
(Reuters)
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“Archewell is incredibly pleased to welcome Ben, Genevieve and the Invisible Hand team to the organization,” said Toya Holness, Archewell’s global press secretary, in a statement. “Along with the appointment of James Holt as Executive Director of the Archewell Foundation, they join a rapidly expanding team that is deeply dedicated to promoting systemic cultural change and supporting compassionate communities around the world.”
The news of the structural change comes in the wake of a February London Times report in which complaints of alleged bullying were revealed from Markle’s former office at Kensington Palace.
Markle’s team vehemently denied the report, calling the allegations a “calculated smear campaign” to deviate from its revealing interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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In addition, since the launch of the bombshell with Winfrey, Buckingham Palace has been considering appointing a head of diversity.