After President Mandana Dayani Steps Down, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Will Take "Full Lead" of the Archewell

A shift in the program. Mandana Dayani, head of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation, has resigned.

A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex, 38, and the Duchess of Sussex, 41, told the UK publication The Independent on Sunday, December 4, "Ms. Dayani has been an integral part of Archewell and we are grateful for her passion, commitment, and leadership." The married couple will take her place at the helm of the company, the spokesperson added. "Ms. Dayani was hired throughout their parental leave to advance the business and its objectives. She has successfully continued to mold its destiny and vision.

"Her transition was jointly planned, with the intention of the Duke and Duchess now taking full control of their business," the statement continued. There won't be a successor for this position, and Ms. Dayani continues to support the Duke and Duchess in their new leadership positions.

Dayani, 40, was first hired by Archewell in September 2021 as both the company's president and chief operating officer, not long after Harry and Meghan welcomed their daughter Lilibet that June.

Harry and Meghan launched a nonprofit called Archewell in honor of their 3-year-old son Archie as their first business endeavor after leaving their roles as senior royals in 2020.

"We identified with this idea for the nonprofit we intended to establish in the future, and it served as the basis for our son's name. In April 2020, the BetterUp CIO and former Suits star told The Telegraph that she wanted to "do something meaningful, something that matters." "Archewell is a name that combines two old words: one that conjures up the deep reserves we all need to draw from, and another that conjures up strength and action. When the time is appropriate, Archewell will launch, which we anticipate.

According to a statement posted on the Archewell website, the foundation is a "impact-driven organization" whose main goal is to "uplift and unify" regional and international communities.

The announcement of Harry and Meghan's new jobs at Archewell comes less than a week after the release of the first episode of their Netflix docuseries.

What to Know About "Harry & Meghan" Documentaries Starring Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex "reveal the other side of their high-profile love story in an unusual and in-depth documentary series," according to a Netflix press release on December 1. The six-part series "examines the covert days of their early courting and the difficulties that drove them to feel compelled to step back from their full-time duties in the institution. The show creates a picture of our world and how we interact with one another, going beyond simply illuminating the love story of one couple.

According to the trailer, Harry & Meghan, which will make its streaming platform debut in December, will focus on the couple's lives "behind closed doors."

"Don't you think it makes more sense to hear our narrative from us when the stakes are this high?" In the video, Meghan said.

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