Has one ofMeghan Markle‘s closest aids decided to quit?
A personal assistant to the Duchess of Sussex, 37, has resigned nearly six months after Meghan married into the royal family, according to a report from theDaily Mail.
A Palace source, who had allegedly been authorized to comment on the matter, told theDaily Mailthat the staffer, who was identified solely as Melissa, “is a hugely talented person” who “played a pivotal role in the success of the royal wedding” on May 19.
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In February, Meghan wasgiven her first dedicated staffer, Amy Pickerill, who transferred from the Kensington Palace press operation to the personal office ofPrince Harry, 34.
With the new title of Assistant Private Secretary toPrince Harry, she is providing support to Meghan during her public outings and her official work.
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The new report comes about a month after Meghan and Harry announced they areexpecting their first child.
Shortly after the happy news was announced near the beginning of their first royal tour in Australia, a sourcetold PEOPLEthat Meghan had her 12-week ultrasound and was “feeling well.”
The child is due to be born in the spring, and will be just behind his or her father in theline of successionto the British throne. Any future children Harry and Meghan may have will follow their older sibling.
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Earlier this month, U.K. newspaperThe Sunalso reported that the tiara Meghan ended up wearing to her weddingwasn’t her first choice.
“Meghan had her heart set on this tiara with emeralds, andPrince Harryhit the roof when they were told it was impossible for her to wear it,” a source told the paper.
It led to whatThe Sunsays was “a very heated exchange” — promptingQueen Elizabeth, 92, to speak with Harry, 34.
At issue, the paper reports, were the potentially problematic origins of the tiara’s jewels. “The provenance of the tiara could not be established,” says the source. “There were concerns it could have come from Russia originally.”
Intriguingly, just five months later, the Queen loaned her granddaughterPrincess Eugenie, 28,an emerald tiarafor herown royal wedding.
Kensington Palace declined to comment onThe Sunreport.
Meghanpreviously saidthat she met with both the Queen and Harry to make her tiara choice from the royal family’s collection.
“Harry and I had gone to Buckingham Palace to meet with Her Majesty The Queen to select one of the options that were there, which was an incredibly surreal day as you can imagine,” Meghan shares in a personal recording for anew royal wedding exhibitat Windsor Castle.
source: people.com
