By Molly Claire Goddard
9:07am PST, Jan 21, 2026
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Following numerous employee resignations, Meghan Markle and
Prince Harry recruited public relations firm Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis,
People reported. Instead of replacing personnel, the couple enlisted the company Meghan worked with during her time on
Suits and while she and Harry were still operating within The Firm.
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Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis will support Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand, As Ever, as well as any U.S.-based projects she and
Prince Harry take on. The firm will collaborate with the pair's existing team, which includes director of communications
Liam Maguire.
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In the past year,
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's chief communications officer,
Meredith Maines, stepped down. "After a year of inspiring work with
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Archewell, I will be pursuing a new opportunity in 2026. I have the utmost gratitude and respect for the couple and the team, and the good they are doing in the world," she confirmed in a statement via
People.
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Executive director of Archewell Philanthropies
James Holt — who began to work with Meghan Markle and
Prince Harry before they left England in 2020 — also announced his departure. "From my first project with
Prince Harry eight years ago to improve mental health support for soldiers in the British military, to our recent work helping injured children in Gaza, he has consistently challenged me to think bigger about how we can make a difference," he said in a statement to
People. "From the moment I met Meghan, I recognized a kindred spirit — someone who finds joy even in difficult moments and connects authentically with people, regardless of circumstance."
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In addition,
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's former global press secretary,
Ashley Hansen, left in 2024 after two years. In 2025, the duo also lost communications staffers
Charlie Gipson and
Kyle Boulia.
