Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Appoint New Communication Head in Preparation for Duchess’s Netflix Project

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced the hiring of new staff ahead of the release of the Duchess’s new Netflix show on March 4.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed they hired Meredith Maines as their first chief communications officer.

This comes after conflicting reports that Meghan Markle had been dropped by her talent agency, WME.

As the date of Meghan’s highly-anticipated Netflix cookery show draws near, the former actress and her husband, Harry, are making some major changes.

According to the Daily Mail, the royal couple hired Meredith Maines to replace Ashley Hansen as their Chief of Communications.

Maines is also said to be a fan of the Sussexes and is set to begin working on March 3, right before the debut of “With Love, Meghan” on Netflix.

“I’m honored to partner with Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to highlight the amazing work they are doing through Archewell, their broader business portfolio, and nonprofit work,” Maines said in a statement about her new job.

Prior to working for Harry and Meghan, Maines was reportedly employed at Lightspeed Venture Partners and previously worked at “American Idol,” Google, and Hulu.

In recent months, Meghan has been hit with a barrage of speculations that her relationship with her talent agency had broken down barely two years after they signed a contract.

Recently, some sources informed the news outlet Page Six that Meghan was “too demanding” and “difficult to work with,” and the company ultimately grew tired of her actions and let her go.

The claims were further fueled by reports that the Duchess has had no meetings with the agency’s top executive, Ari Emanuel, since January of last year, following a shocking “outburst” at the time.

Those same reports mentioned that Emanuel decided he was “done with” the Duchess and that she only met with other representatives with whom she actively works.

Although Meghan has yet to speak on the speculations of being dropped, the talent agency has come forward to debunk the claims and confirmed they are still fully representing her.

“WME continues to represent Meghan and Archewell,” a representative for the agency told the outlet.

In 2023, Meghan signed on with William Morris Endeavor, one of the major moves she made after she and her husband, Harry, quit royal life.

Although the financial aspects of the deal were never revealed, the company did share in what capacity they would be representing the mother of two.

“We are honored to announce that WME now represents Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, in all areas,” they wrote in a statement at the time, per People Magazine.

It read further, “The agency will be focusing on building out her business ventures across multiple facets of the agency and its broader ecosystem, including film and television production, brand partnerships, and more.”

In addition to representing Meghan, the company also caters to the content creation label under her nonprofit Archewell Foundation, which she launched with Harry.

On March 4, Meghan’s long-anticipated TV show, “With Love, Meghan,” will debut on Netflix, the platform she signed a massive $100 million deal with in 2020.

Last month, she took to her newly launched Instagram page to announce the news to over 2 million fans.

“I have been so excited to share this with you! I hope you love the show as much as I loved making it,” she wrote in a post alongside a teaser from the show.

She added, “Wishing you all a fantastic new year! Thanks to our amazing crew and the team @netflix. Beyond grateful for the support – and fun! As ever, Meghan.”

In the teaser video, Meghan can be seen being in touch with her culinary side in the kitchen with a special appearance from her “Suits” co-star, Abigail Spencer.

A different scene also showed her with Harry, with the two sharing what appeared to be a warm, bonding moment with friends.

Ahead of the series debut, sources have claimed that it would showcase Meghan going all out to prove she is authentic in response to years of being trolled for a variety of reasons.

“Nobody knows who she is,” said an insider about the former actress, per Page Six. “[The world] created this image of who they think she is.”

“She doesn’t claim to be perfect,” the TV insider added. “That’s what the gist of the show is — she’s just having fun.”

A friend of the former senior royal, Mindy Kaling, also weighed in earlier on Meghan’s real personality during an interview with Time, which seemingly hinted at what fans should expect from the show.

“I think a misconception about Meghan is that she’s in any way fussy or has expectations of fanciness,” said the actress, who makes an appearance in the show.