Revealed: Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chief of staff quit after just 3 months

The reason behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chief of staff quitting after just three months on the job has been revealed.

Published on: Aug 15, 2024, 17:09:40 IST

By Sanya Jain

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The reason behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chief of staff quitting after just three months on the job has been revealed. Josh Kettler parted ways with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shortly before the couple was set to embark on their much-anticipated tour of Columbia.

FILE - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive at United Nations headquarters, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) (AP)

Josh Kettler had worked as Prince Harry and Meghan’s chief of staff for just three months. He had joined their services in May this year and had also accompanied the British royal to London for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

The resignation generated shock on social media, coming as it did after several other employees of Prince Harry and Meghan quit their jobs.

However, it has now been reported that Kettler’s parting was a mutual decision. It is understood that the seasoned public relations specialist had joined Harry and Meghan’s staff on a trial basis, according to a report in People magazine.

For Harry and Meghan, this is the latest in a string of high-profile resignations and highlights the trouble they have had in retaining staff. A former member of staff for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had slammed the couple after Kettler’s resignation.

"What may be most telling is that the entire time I worked there, I don't think I heard a single current or former employee on their staff say they would take the job again if given the chance,” the former member of staff told the Daily Mail.

"These aren't employees they had just found off the streets. Many of them are people who had previously excelled working for demanding bosses in high-performance companies and environments,” the person added.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s four-day tour of Columbia begins today.

(Also read: 'Keep your finger out of my face': When Meghan Markle snapped at Prince William)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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