Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s eleventh publicist, Meredith Maines recently resigned as chief communications officer for Archewell Philanthropies following the royal couple’s Kardashian photo drama via Yahoo.
As per a new report, the incident was the “final straw” for Maines, who will be staying with the Sussexes until the New Year.
During her nearly tenure, she managed Meghan Markle’s podcast and TV projects, PrinceHarry’s charitable work, and facilitated a key meeting between the prince and his father.
Reports suggest that Maines stepped down as chief communications officer for Archewell Philanthropies just days after the couple drew attention at a high-profile Kardashian family event.
Although her departure was announced on Friday, Maines had actually left her position in mid-November, sources told the Daily Mail.
A Page Six source further shared that Maines’ resignation was due to the “final straw” of the Kardashian birthday photo drama.
The Sussexes had attended Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s $175 million Beverly Hills mansion, mingling with celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Bill Gates, Tyler Perry, and Mark Zuckerberg.
Photos shared online by the Kardashian-Jenner family, which featured Harry and Meghan, were later deleted, fueling speculation.
Sources reported that the Sussex camp asked for the birthday photos to be removed to avoid creating tension with the royal family during ongoing reconciliation efforts.
“They don’t want to p-ss off the royal family while they are trying to reconcile,” one insider said.
New pic of Harry and Meghan with Kris Jenner at her birthday party 🥳 pic.twitter.com/GMZExhrbFV
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