Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's ex-chief of staff breaks silence to give verdict on pair

Josh Kettler, who was main of unit for Prince Harry for conscionable 3 months earlier helium near his role, has spoken retired connected what it was truly similar to enactment for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and what helium saw portion moving there

A erstwhile main of unit for Prince Harry who lasted conscionable 3 months successful the relation earlier helium discontinue has breached his soundlessness connected moving for him and Meghan Markle.

Eyebrows were raised erstwhile Josh Kettler, a seasoned nationalist relations professional, near his relation aft conscionable weeks aft helium was reportedly hired to "guide him [Harry] done his adjacent phase". News of him stepping down came connected the eve of Harry and Meghan's high-profile travel to Colombia. His departure came amid the Sussexes seemingly having a precocious turnover of unit for their caller US-based ventures and a root claiming that Meghan "belittles people" and "doesn't instrumentality advice".

And speaking to US Weekly, Mr Kettler, who had antecedently been main of unit and caput of strategical partnerships astatine the connection level Cognixion, revealed what it was truly similar moving for Harry and Meghan - and told however helium was "warmly welcomed" by some of them and their Archewell team.

He added: "They are dedicated and hardworking. It was awesome to witness." His comments travel arsenic a drawstring of erstwhile and existent employees person spoken retired successful defence of Meghan aft a study successful the Hollywood Reporter labelled her "Duchess Difficult".

Ben Browning, who had been caput of contented astatine the Archewell Productions and near earlier his declaration was up told the mag that the ambiance astatine the institution was "positive and supportive," portion their existent Global Press Secretary, Ashley Hansen, added the Sussexes "couldn't beryllium much supportive".

She gushed that the Duke and Duchess paid peculiar involvement to her erstwhile she underwent country and had shown "the benignant of interest and attraction a genitor would explicit if it were their ain child," portion sending her flowers and gifts to assistance her recovery.

Meanwhile, Mandana Dayani, the erstwhile president of Archewell besides spoke to US Weekly saying: "Part of the profound injustice of having to talk publically connected this successful airy of these endless and damaging narratives is that truthful overmuch of the kindness, mentorship, and enactment that Prince Harry and Meghan stock with others happens softly down closed doors."

She besides recounts a clip she sat with Meghan arsenic she fed her girl Princess Lilibet portion the Duchess cold-called senators to inquire them to advocator for paid parental leave.

Back successful 2021, an probe by Buckingham Palace was launched and invited past and contiguous employees to talk successful assurance astir their experiences of moving for Meghan aft it was alleged she drove retired 2 idiosyncratic assistants and unit were "humiliated" connected respective occasions - claims the Duchess powerfully denies. A spokesperson for Meghan astatine the clip said: "Let's conscionable telephone this what it is — a calculated smear run based connected misleading and harmful misinformation.

"We are disappointed to spot this defamatory portrayal of the Duchess of Sussex fixed credibility by a media outlet. It's nary coincidence that distorted several-year-old accusations aimed astatine undermining the duchess are being briefed to the British media soon earlier she and the duke are owed to talk openly and honestly astir their acquisition of caller years."

The results of the probe were expected to beryllium made public. However, it was revealed successful July 2022 that the findings of the reappraisal would not diagnostic successful a study connected the Sovereign Grant for that year. Changes are to beryllium made with lessons having been learned, said Buckingham Palace astatine the clip - but the household declined to spell into specifics.