Meredith Maines, Chief Communications Officer of Archewell Philanthropies for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has resigned from her role. The development was confirmed on Friday.Maines stepped down before Christmas and is expected to remain with the organisation until the New Year to support a transition process. With her departure, she becomes the 11th communications professional to exit the Sussexes’ team over the past five years.She joined Archewell in January 2025. Her resignation followed recent public attention around Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s appearance at a high-profile private celebration in November. Images from the event that included the couple were later removed from social media.Around the same time, Archewell also concluded its professional engagement with its US-based public relations agency, which had been working with the organisation for several months. Archewell confirmed that both the Chief Communications Officer and the external agency had completed their assignments.Going forward, a new agency has been appointed to manage the couple’s US press operations. The organisation is not expected to appoint another Chief Communications Officer. Communications will instead be handled by an existing senior communications lead overseeing the UK and Europe.The development adds to a series of staffing changes within the Sussexes’ communications team over recent years.