Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor isn’t even three months old! Think about how many times we’ve already seen Meghan postpartum. She is taking it easy and enjoying her maternity leave and time with Archie, but she’s also made several public appearances, and it seems clear that she’s working behind the scenes too. She and Harry have already booked a trip to Southern Africa in the fall, and it’s widely believed that Meghan will be back to full-time work starting September/October.
Something else that happened during Meghan’s maternity leave is that she and Harry exited the Royal Foundation, and it was likely Prince William pushing them out. Which was fine, in the end, because the Sussexes wanted to do their own foundation, and of course they’ve already named it and started putting everything together. The name of the new foundation? Sussex Royal The Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. I mean, that’s what it is now, with no comma or colon. It would be better as The Sussex Royal Foundation or Sussex Royal: The Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Here’s Emily Andrews’ exclusive (she’s broken several big stories about the Sussexes):
Exclusive: #Harry & #Meghan’s new foundation will be called “Sussex Royal” (full title “Sussex Royal The Foundation of the D&D of Sussex). Its 4 directors are the Sussexes, PR guru Sara Latham & former Royal Foundation staffer Natalie Campbell, who will be the new director. pic.twitter.com/604czSjQEw
— Emily Andrews (@byEmilyAndrews) July 17, 2019
We stan a ginger prince who surrounds himself with smart women in positions of power!! Seriously, there are four people acting on the board of directors and three out of the four are women! Sara Latham is the American-British political advisor/communications expert who worked for Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and Latham now works as the Sussexes’ communications honcho (she’s the Poor Jason of Sussex Royal Inc). Natalie Campbell is the charity/organizer who used to work for the Royal Foundation until she decided to work full time for the Sussexes. Campbell and Latham join Meghan and Harry on the board of directors. Amazing!
Even though this is mostly great news, I do hope that there is a subtle change to the name of the foundation. Just add a comment or a colon, please.
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Im excited to see how their current passion projects expand and what new ones come about.
They’re also starting out nice with that fat check from Disney $$$
Exciting news!
I like the name! I agree that it needs additional punctuation or something, but I like it. Makes me think they knew this split was going to happen and what they were going to name their own foundation when they started their IG.
I don’t know the jargon, but I’m surprised it’s listed as a “private limited company” and not a charity or not-for-profit? any Celebitches in the know who can explain?
I like the name, but I agree that a colon is needed!
In the UK not for profits/charities can registered as a private limited company. In the UK we have CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisations) that cater for charities but its a relatively new legal entity designed for that sector.
The main difference between a CIO and private limited company is:
“There are also some significant differences between a CIO and a company in terms of governance. For example, company law confers certain absolute rights on its members, in a way that the CIO regime does not. Company members have automatic rights to receive accounts, call meetings, vote by proxy, demand a poll and remove a trustee: a member of a CIO will have none of those rights unless the constitution expressly provides them. Similarly, whilst a company can change its constitution with a written members’ resolution of 75%, a written resolution for a CIO must be unanimous.”
So to me it seems they’ve gone down a safer route of creating a private company.
thanks for the info! very helpful!
The registration is normal. Their being directors is odd for royal family members. Only Prince Andrew is a director. I think Sara is modeling it after the Clinton Foundation so their children down the road will have job opportunities within the foundation.
I like the shortened version. Sussex Royal has a nice ring to it.
Also…I find it increasingly hilarious how the RR have zero information on Sussexes. Their ‘exclusive’ scoops are all limited to things like publicly available documents 😂 And they’re sooooo salty about it.
Emily had no exclusive. Fan accounts were talking about this a couple of days ago because of the public registration.
Its great news to me that the Sussexes are taking care of their business.
Thank you
Sussex Royal has a nice ring to it. The ex KP charity organizer probably jumped shipped from HMS Ratchet because of the backstabbing shenanigans from Kensington Palace.
Andrews did get the exclusive. This information has been on Twitter for a couple of days now.
Andrews is such a liar and fabulist
Agreed that the name should be shortened. And love that they stuck Royal in there. Love the acronym The SRF.
Megs knows how to do it. She’s out on maternity leave and leisurely getting work done, because why not???? She continues to impress me and I admire her for not only her work ethic but her strength. My hats off to her. Keeps it up Meghan. Don’t let the haters get you down. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The Sussex Royal Foundation would have been plenty, haha. It’s an awkward name, but it’s their project, so whatever, I guess.
I’m going to be a bit silly here because life is short. How about: THE Sussex Royal, suck it Wills.
Lol I’d fully support the name for the entertainment value alone.
This is so exciting!
Yassss! It’s about time. No need to stay in a broken organization whose other members frivolous projects aren’t producing any income for the charity. Just a bunch a keen interests that never turns out as anything. Let willnot and keen stand on their own feet, at least they wouldn’t be able to take money from Sussexes projects anymore to help there causes anymore.
The full name is a bit wordy, but Sussex Royal sounds like a hotel. I look forward to seeing what they do. They both obviously have a strong drive to service.
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Royals need to punctuate!
Why did I read this while envisioning pom poms!😪😂
There has to be a comma or colon after Royal. I was wondering if they would go with a foreign name, but no…they kept it simple. That works. And hurrah for having a nearly all-female board of directors.
Lol judging by their ig posts, Meghan sure loves a run on sentence and abhors punctuation.
Someone send her a copy of Eats Shoots and Leaves
I love that joke.
Woo hooo Sussex Royal!!! Aw yeah 👍🏽🤦♀️🖖🏽
Colon, please. Or, for the love of all that is holy, at least a comma.
I’m really looking forward to what this Foundation can accomplish in the years to come!!
Maybe it’s meant to be formatted like a book’s title and subtitle?
Big letters: SUSSEX ROYAL
Little letters: the Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
This is what I think, and that when we start seeing the letterhead and stuff it will make more sense.
I think you’re absolutely right. It’s actually the only explanation that makes any sense.
i think it’s great and the name is fine. Most likely the foundation will be called Sussex Royal and only the full name used in legal/official documents. Or they may change it later, kind of like Federal Express became FedEx.
“Something else that happened during Meghan’s maternity leave is that she and Harry exited the Royal Foundation, and it was likely Prince William pushing them out. Which was fine, in the end, because the Sussexes wanted to do their own foundation, and of course they’ve already named it and started putting everything together.”
@Kaiser, I’ll differ. I think Harry and Meghan wanted things done differently, as in effectively and with real-life impact. Wanted control of their work AND any funds their work brings in. That’s a key, given the fiscal shambles of the previous foundation. William wanted the status quo, control, and the money. He pushed back, said, “Why don’t you form your own foundation if you don’t like how I run this one”, and they called his bluff.
Like with the creation of a new Household for Harry and Meghan. First we saw them getting separate offices but still under KP’s (William’s) control. Then their own Household but pushback/leaks from KP that it would still be under KP and under William’s direction. HM and Charles came out swinging by co-funding a Household for them and moving Harry and Meghan under BP not KP.
Bottom line – William wanted control, tried his usual clumsy tactics, and they called his bluff. Sink or swim, each couple is now responsible for their own charity work and foundation. No more W&K hiding behind Harry’s work or taking funds raised by Harry or Meghan for other projects.
Is there any evidence that the Cambridges have stealed these funds from Meghan and Harry?! Do you know that Harry has also used money raised by William and Kate for his own projects like the IG? It’s how foundations work. And their foundation was started and run by William AND Harry. They both should be held accountable for how THEIR foundation is run.
About their household split,your very personal narrative is contradicted by what different reliable reporters have told. According to every report,Charles was the one who wanted to keep them at KP,splitting their budget because he didn’t want to give more money. Then Meghan and Harry asked him and the queen permission for an independent household like KP,even with offices at Windsor,as Scobie confirmed, and it was at the point that they were brought at BP.
Charles and HM are both funding the new Household under BP, which shows their support for the changes. Only Charles should be funded out of the Duchy and moving Harry and Meghan to BP paves the way for them to be properly funded out of the Sovereign Grant. Logical.
Go read the Foundation report. See who was bringing in the money (Harry and Meghan) and how that money was being (incorrectly) used for W&K projects.
It was made clear by the Palace staff on record that all money raised by Harry and Meghan between X and the creation of this new Foundation would be “ringbarked” for Harry and Meghan’s projects. That makes it clear and obvious – Harry and Meghan want the money they are raising for their projects to go to their projects.
“Go read the Foundation report. See who was bringing in the money (Harry and Meghan) and how that money was being (incorrectly) used for W&K projects.”
Incorrectly? Really? Harry has also benefited from the money raised by WiIliam and Kate for years. It’s how a foundation works. As far as I know the money raised by the cookbook (Meghan’s contribution) has gone to the Hubb Community Kitchen,and is not being stealed by anyone with this split..
Last year Harry has not brought any more money than William and Kate,so..
And yes,it’s logical they are at BP. If they weren’t able to split their budget and keep the offices at KP with little additional funding,and if M&H’s request for another independent household wasn’t viable,that was the only solution. Above all,because they’re evidently using the offices split as an opportunity to separate their different paths,in preparation for William’s future roles.
Three foundation report shows a 13% decline the year the Sussexs married. It is not related to them (the decline, it’s only natural to have ebbs and flows), but you can’t say they were a huge boost to donations either.
I know everyone likes the snarky Sussex versus Cambridge angle, but it’s also possible with Harry not going to be King and Meghan used to operating like an independent American, they may have just wanted an organization with more freedom. There are probably many things Harry can do without rustling the monarchy’s feathers that William just can’t be involved in. I do hope their charity works the way they want it, and I can’t wait to see what wonderful things they do.
The “William cannot do X because he is future king” argument doesn’t work. It is another smokescreen for covering W&K’s laziness. Go see what Charles has accomplished in the past four decades, including multiple large projects and foundations.
Rejected name: “Sussex Royal as in the Sussexes of Sussex. Not that Other Foundation. Sussex, as in Harry and Meghan. Did I mention Sussex? Get it Straight, Shady Royal Reporters. Sussex.”
Definitely excited about this! Both seem like they will be putting in a lot of good work!
They incorporated on Diana’s birthday (July 1st). Nice symbolism there. To me, it sends the message that they intend to carry on her work.
Nice catch Xo!
Excited to see where this goes.