The thing I don’t understand about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s staffing decisions is: why does the British media care? Harry and Meghan are operating a foundation AND many commercial ventures, all in California. Why does anyone need to know anything about their staff at this point? I understand why this was a (trumped-up) story during the Sussexes’ time in the UK. But five years later, why are British reporters still trying to make a meal out of staffing decisions of a private American foundation and business? In any case, Prince Harry’s chief of staff has left Archewell after three months on the job. Richard Eden at the Mail reported that the guy, Josh Kettler, worked for Harry and Meghan (wrong) and that the guy quit (also wrong). The Sussexes’ team briefed this to People Mag:

Prince Harry and his new chief of staff have parted ways. The Duke of Sussex’s chief of staff, Josh Kettler, has left his position after three months, PEOPLE understands. Hired on a trial basis, the decision to part ways was mutual, with both sides agreeing it wasn’t the right fit.

Kettler, who started in his role just a week before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s official visit to Nigeria in May, also accompanied the Duke of Sussex on his trip to London to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. Based in Santa Barbara, Calif., Kettler was previously chief of staff and head of strategic partnerships at the communication platform Cognixion.

[From People]

Sure – I believe this. I believe that the Sussexes have been shaking up their team and their comms strategy in the past year. I’ve enjoyed the change – they’re no longer letting the British media’s lies snowball into larger issues. The Sussexes are showing some fight-back and beyond that, they seem to have a new commercial focus too. Sometimes a new hire isn’t the best fit and that’s okay. After People Mag’s reporting, the Mail then followed up:

When Harry and Meghan’s outgoing chief of staff was hired just three months ago sources dubbed him as the perfect man to ‘guide’ the Duke ‘through his next phase’. But now, as the Daily Mail revealed Josh Kettering was departing from his role, insiders close to the royal couple are claiming the experienced staffer was only handed the job on a ‘trial basis’.

Mr Kettering was hired by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex earlier in May just weeks ahead of their ‘quasi-royal tour’ in Nigeria. He was pictured alongside the pair during the visit after being spotted accompanying Harry to the 10th anniversary ceremony of the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral, while Meghan stayed at home. Yet just days before the pair are due to fly out to Colombia for another so-called ‘DIY royal tour’ it was announced Mr Kettering, who was the former chief of staff of communication platform Cognixion, had left the job.

[From The Daily Mail]

“Yet just days before the pair are due to fly out to Colombia for another so-called ‘DIY royal tour’…” Who is calling it a DIY royal tour?? Anyway, again – why is this news in the British media? Is it because they don’t have the nerve to report on Prince William and Kate’s staffing issues? Is it because they can’t talk about the clownish and unprofessional behavior and briefings coming out of KP?

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