Palace officials will watch Prince Harry's new roles 'very, very closely' to make sure they don't go against his agreement with The Queen 'not to trade off his Royal status,' royal expert claimsPalace officials will be watching Prince Harry's new roles 'very, very closely' to see if they go against the agreement with The Queen that he would not trade off his Royal status,' a royal expert has claimed.
Speaking on this week's edition of True Royalty TV's weekly programme The Royal Beat, Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers discusses Prince Harry's new role as Chief Impact Officer at US coaching firm BetterUP.
'There is the argument that if he is "Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex" in all the published materials for [the firm], is that trading off the royal brand which they said they wouldn't do to uphold the values of The Queen?' he explains.
'So it is very debatable at the moment. People at the Palace will be watching this very, very closely.'
On Tuesday, Prince Harry announced his first job in the corporate world by revealing he had taken an executive position at a Silicon Valley start-up that claims to be worth $1.7billion.
The Duke of Sussex will be 'chief impact officer' at mental health services business BetterUp, where he will help promote an app used by corporate giants including Hilton, Facebook and oil firm Chevron to improve the wellbeing of their staff.
The company's chief executive Alexi Robichaux has declined to say how much the royal will be paid, although similar roles at other California firms would command six or seven-figure salaries.
Author and Sunday Times Royal Correspondent Roya Nikkhah moves the conversation on discuss a claim made by Prince Harry during the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview.
Making reference to the Duke of Sussex's comment regarding how difficult it was for the couple to access mental health support, Nikkhah says: 'Harry is the most literate and clued-up person on mental health that I have ever met, going back many years.'
'He has every single organisation plugged into [mental health] at his fingertips. He talks to them all the time.
'He knows about mental health. Which is why I was so struck and confused by those comments he made in the interview that he didn't know where to turn.'
Nikkhah then discusses Prince William's reaction to Harry's comment about the future king and Prince Charles both feeling 'trapped' in the Royal Family.
'[William] doesn't feel trapped. That comment from Harry really didn't go down well,' she explains.
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