Household of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry of Wales
A part-time Private Secretary to Prince William of Wales and Prince Harry of Wales (James Lowther-Pinkerton ) was appointed in the Household of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in May 2005. In January 2009, a separate Household of Prince William of Wales and Prince Harry of Wales was established, headed by Lowther-Pinkerton. Following Prince William's marriage, the Household also additionally serves his wife. The Household's offices are in St James's Palace; it shares funding and much of its staff with Clarence House. The Household is also called the Household of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and as of 2011, has the equivalent of 7.8 full-time staff.
- Private Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales: Major James Lowther-Pinkerton Lowther-Pinkerton will leave his post in September 2013, but intends to spend one day a week at St James’s Palace to act as a sounding board for the much younger members of staff who will take his place.
- Advisor to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales: Sir David Manning
- Personal Private Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales: Helen Asprey
- Press Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales: Miguel Head, also Assistant Press Secretary at Clarence House
- Official Spokesperson for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales: Paddy Harverson, also Communications Secretary at Clarence House
It was announced in June 2011 that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would temporarily move their official London residence to an apartment in Kensington Palace, a move that was completed in August of that year. The Duke and Duchess' primary residence will continue to be the island of Anglesey in Wales, where the Duke serves as a RAF search and rescue pilot. The couple previously shared an apartment at Clarence House with Prince Harry, which Prince Harry will retain. On 6 November 2011, it was announced that the Duke, Duchess and Prince Harry, along with the Queen and the Prince of Wales, had approved a plan that would have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge permanently move to a larger apartment in Kensington Palace in 2013, after it is renovated. This apartment was previously occupied by the Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and her husband Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon after their marriage in 1960. The apartment was retained by Princess Margaret after her divorce in 1978 and was her London residence until her death in 2002. Prince Harry will then move his official residence from Clarence House to the apartment vacated by the Duke and Duchess. In addition, once the move is complete, it is expected that their official household will also move to Kensington Palace from St James's Palace, although it is not known if the household will be split or remain shared. Until 2013, their Household will remain based at St James's Palace and will continue to be shared.
In 2013, it was announced that Prince Harry had appointed former Household Cavalry captain Edward Lane Fox as his Private Secretary effective from July 2013. It was later announced in early May 2013 that the royal couple's private secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, intends to leave his post as Private Secretary for the private sector, and his position will be split with each member of the household receiving a Private Secretary.
Effective from September 2013: Miguel Head will become Private Secretary to the Duke of Cambridge; Rebecca Deacon assumes the role of Private Secretary to the Duchess of Cambridge and finally, Edward Lane Fox becomes Private Secretary to Prince Henry of Wales as of September 2013.
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