Harry steps down from top role at US mental health firm

The Duke of Sussex has stepped down from his top role at US mental health firm BetterUp – less than three months after returning to live in the UK.

Harry has switched from being chief impact officer at the coaching business to become a senior adviser, chief executive Alexi Robichaux announced.

Mr Robichaux said the move gives Harry “more time to grow his portfolio of investments, pursue new business opportunities, and continue his support of philanthropic causes close to his heart”.

Harry and Meghan relocated back to the UK with their children at the of August, but remain non-working royals despite conducting their own public engagements.

The Sussexes are preparing to visit the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, when Meghan will be seen in public for the first time since her father, Thomas Markle Snr, was charged with possessing child sexual abuse images.

The duchess has said she was “deeply distressed” at the allegations about her father, from whom she has been estranged since the run-up to her 2018 wedding.

Confirmation of Harry’s change in role came on the day Mr Markle Snr was arrested and appeared in court for possessing child sex abuse material.

Mr Robichaux said Harry would “transition” from the role to focus on “key projects with some of our largest enterprise customers”.

The duke joined BetterUp in 2021 just weeks after the Sussexes’ bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey – the year after they decamped to America.

Mr Robichaux defended hiring the duke at the time, saying Harry had been “one of the fiercest advocates for mental wellness or mental fitness for many years”.