Kate Middleton & Prince William Swoop In To Hire Meghan Markle & Prince Harry’s Former Social Media Manager! – Perez Hilton

Kate Middleton & Prince William Swoop In To Hire Meghan Markle & Prince Harry’s Former Social Media Manager! – Perez Hilton

April 10, 2020 Off By WhoThatCelebsRS

Cambridge 1, Sussex 0!

Big changes are underway for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry as they work on developing

As you’ll recall, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent just under a year on Instagram with their own account @SussexRoyal after departing from the @KensingtonRoyal account. On April 2, 2019 they joined the platform and within the first five hours and 45 minutes hit 1 million followers, earning them a spot in the Guinness World Records book for the fastest time to reach that following.

Though they were dethroned by Jennifer Aniston six months later when she hopped on the Insta train, Archie Harrison‘s mom and dad definitely had a good run! Their last post on the account, which as of writing boasts 11.3 million followers, came on March 30 and served as an announcement that they would be taking a hiatus from social media for the time being.

While it’s unclear whether or not they are allowed by the crown to rebrand the existing account to maintain their following, one thing is for certain: they no longer have an office based in the UK! As we shared earlier this month, an auto-response now hits your inbox when attempting to contact their office directly:

“Many thanks for your email. The office for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex has now closed.”

Which also means their staffers have either been let go or switched around to other positions within the royal household! One former team member who worked for Archie’s mum and dad is David Watkins, and he’s now employed by Kate and William.

Per his LinkedIn, David served in his full-time role as Digital Communications Lead to TRH The Duke & Duchess of Sussex from July 2019 until April 2020, where he represented:

“Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the United Kingdom & abroad. Overseeing the day-to-day management of Brand Strategy, Digital, Comms, Content Creation, Copywriting, Collaborations & Risk Management for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.”

While there’s no job description listed on his profile just yet for his role with the Cambridges, we can assume he’ll be responsible for similar duties!! Clearly Kate and William are taking the chance to get their ‘gram up to speed!!

Do U think Meghan will run her own IG now that she’s less controlled by the crown?? Who knows, she could start a personal account back up again!! Sound OFF (below) in the comments with your thoughts!!

[Image via John Rainford/WENN.]

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