What’s the truth behind the reports?<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font=”|||on|||||” header_4_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Words by Bonnie McLaren<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1052323750-scaled.jpg” alt=”Meghan and Harry” title_text=”The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit Australia – Day 2″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] What\u2019s going on at Team Sussex? It seems Harry and Meghan are undergoing a big image shake-up, as they\u2019ve brought in a new press team, and said goodbye to other members of staff. According to various reports, two press officers \u2013 LA-based deputy press secretary Kyle Boulia and their UK press officer Charlie Gipson \u2013 have left, along with two other members of staff.<\/p>\n And Harry and Meghan are now working with a team from Method Communications to help with all things media coverage. This means \u2013 according to Meredith Maines, the couple\u2019s new chief communications officer \u2013 the couple will now have a bigger team, with \u2018an agency support staff of eight\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018As the duke and duchess\u2019s business and philanthropic interests grow, I have made the strategic decision to move toward a more traditional communications structure of specialist agency support, as previously reported in Forbes and PR Week several weeks ago,\u2019 the PR expert explained. \u2018Transitioning from a team of two to an agency support staff of eight, operating across five different time zones, will give international media and stakeholders better access, and critically, faster response times to inquiries.\u2019<\/p>\n The couple have also hired a new director of communications \u2013 who, funnily enough, used to help promote The Crown. Yep, Emily Robinson used to work as a senior publicity director for Netflix, and looked over publicity for the royal drama, as well as other shows.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2166961807-1-scaled.jpg” alt=”Meghan and Harry” title_text=”The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Colombia Visit – Day 1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] But why have the pair overhauled their team? \u2018They’re restructuring their staff to become a sort of royal household,\u2019 Charlotte Griffiths editor-at-Large for the Mail on Sunday explained on GB News. \u2018What’s happened is as part of the restructure, a few heads had to roll.\u2019 She added the departures weren\u2019t a result of people walking out, rather the couple \u2018cutting the wheat from the chaff\u2019.<\/p>\n And let\u2019s be honest, it makes sense Harry and Meghan want to try something different, as media coverage surrounding the couple has been less than ideal recently \u2013 especially following Harry\u2019s recent bombshell interview with the BBC.<\/p>\n That, and they\u2019re both very busy. With her return to Instagram at the beginning of the year, Meghan\u2019s schedule has been packed publicising her various lifestyle ventures. In March, she made her debut as a TV host, on her Netflix series With Love, Meghan (which, while it landed to lukewarm reviews, became a big hit for Netflix). And her lifestyle brand As Ever also sold out of its first batch of flower sprinkles, raspberry jam and herbal tea.<\/p>\n Meghan\u2019s also launched her podcast series, Confessions of a Female Founder, where she\u2019s handed the mic to guests including Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s mom Tina Knowles, who runs haircare line C\u00e9cred with her daughter, and SPANX\u2019s Sara Blakely. (However, it\u2019s worth noting this podcast was made with American podcast company Lemonada, as Spotify did not renew their $20 million deal with the Sussexes in 2023.)<\/p>\n Whether these ventures have truly made their mark is debatable, but the couple were up against a challenge anyway. Stacy Jones, founder of LA marketing agency Hollywood Branded, told The Standard at the start of year: \u2018Harry and Meghan\u2019s clout has taken a hit over the past year. They\u2019re not going to struggle to get a table at a top restaurant and their presence will always generate buzz at events, but Hollywood\u2019s excitement about them has cooled compared to their early days.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] The pair also reportedly have differing thoughts on the rift between the rest of the royal family. \u2018They\u2019re aware of everything going on in England, but they\u2019re being left out of the details – there\u2019s clearly no trust,\u2019 a source told People, adding that Meghan is focused on the future, and more \u2018business\u2019 about the family troubles than her husband.<\/p>\n When it comes to the rift, Harry\u2019s interview with the BBC in April \u2013 following the court ruling about the pair\u2019s security while they\u2019re in the UK \u2013 won\u2019t have helped. Speaking to the BBC\u2019s Nada Tawfik in California, Harry said losing the case felt like an \u2018establishment stitch up\u2019. He also said there was \u2018no way back to UK with [his] family\u2019 and that he feels as if he cannot \u2018escape\u2019 being a royal. (A Buckingham Palace spokesperson told the BBC: \u2018All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.\u2019)<\/p>\n But it was what he said directly about his father, King Charles, which made the most headlines \u2013 as during the interview, he pleaded for a reconciliation. \u2018I don’t know how much longer my father has,\u2019 Harry said, \u2018he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff but it would be nice to reconcile.\u2019 Last year, the king was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer, something which he is still receiving treatment for.<\/p>\n Harry also revealed some his family won\u2019t \u2018forgive\u2019 him since his memoir Spare was released \u2013 but he\u2019s keen to move on. In one of the most poignant quotes from the interview, Harry said there was \u2018no point in continuing to fight anymore, life is precious\u2019.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] Photo: <\/b>Getty<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What’s going on at Team Sussex?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"guestgrazia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11357"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11366,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11357\/revisions\/11366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}‘HOLLYWOOD’S EXCITEMENT HAS COOLED.’<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]