Two hires leave Princess Meghan and Harry's company "Archewell" within 48 hours.
It wouldn't be a big week for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle without it. Their highly anticipated six-part documentary Harry & Meghan will finally arrive on Netflix on Thursday, December 8 (first three parts) and Thursday, December 15 (remaining three parts).
But in addition to the shocking release of the project's teaser and trailer, just days before the full-length show's release, the president of their nonprofit Archewell left the company, and another key hire, the showrunner of Princess Meghan's podcast "Archetypes" did the same just a few days later. On Saturday, Archewell president Mandana Dayani stepped down from the nonprofit in a mutually planned decision, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said of the departure, "Ms. Dayani has been an integral part of Archewell and we thank her for her passion, commitment, and leadership. We are grateful to her."
Harry and Meghan continued that there is no replacement for Dayani and that the Duke and Duchess "will now fully lead the company." The statement continued, " Dayani fully supports the Duke and Duchess in their new leadership role and they remain friends."
Dayani joined the company in September 2021, when Harry and Meghan were on parental leave after the birth of their daughter Lilibet in June of that year. She was hired to "move the company and its projects forward" and "continued to successfully shape the company's vision and future."
Just 48 hours later, it was announced that Rebecca Sananes, head of Archewell's audio department and producer of Meghan's "Archetypes" podcast, had also left the company, and it was unclear whether a second season of Spotify's show would happen The show's second season on Spotify is now uncertain. Sananes had been with Archewell since July 2021, Page Six reported. Sananes' departure is part of the Sussex brand's "larger growth plan," and it is unclear whether the couple will continue with Spotify, the magazine reported. I honestly think they would be happy if they were no longer under contract with Netflix or Spotify. But the question is, how else are they going to make money?"
"We're not sure how else they're going to make money," the magazine said.
The Sussexes also parted company with their public relations firm, Sunshine Sachs, in October of this year, moving the matter in-house.
Harry and Meghan will appear this week not only for a documentary, but also at the Ripple of Hope Awards in New York City on Tuesday to address what Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Association President Kelly Kennedy (also RFK's daughter) calls "structural" within the royal family public attention for her "moral courage" in confronting "racism.
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