By Molly Claire Goddard
1:39pm PST, Jan 22, 2026
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According to
Daily Mail,
Prince William and Kate Middleton recruited Edelman PR group's
Liza Ravenscroft for their press and public relations force at Kensington Palace. On the specialist's
LinkedIn profile, it claims she leads a U.K. team and advises multiple businesses in a "complex landscape of risks and live crises."
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The Edelman PR group is led by Julian Payne, King Charles III's former head of press. "It is unlikely to be a coincidence that one of his most senior and respected members of staff [Liza Ravenscroft] has taken a key role in Kate [Middleton] and [Prince] William's office after a period of turmoil," a source told the publication.
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Despite her background, Liza Ravenscroft will reportedly take on a non-crisis-based role in the palace press office handling day-to-day media relations.
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The new hire comes as the royal family is plagued by the scandal involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. King Charles III stripped the former Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson of their titles due to their connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Prince William is also getting unwanted press as his estranged brother,
Prince Harry, allegedly wants to invite King Charles III to open the 2027 Invictus Games. "It is unlikely the King, who is undoubtedly keen on some sort of reconciliation with Harry and to see his [two] grandchildren — whom he last saw during the celebrations of
Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee — would act in a way William strongly opposed," royal expert
Richard Fitzwilliams told
Daily Express.
