Prince Harry steps down from top role at mental health company

Prince Harry has stepped down from his role at a US mental health company less than three months after returning to the UK.

The Duke of Sussex joined BetterUp in 2021 just weeks after the Sussexes’ bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

On Friday, chief executive and co-founder Alexi Robichaux announced Harry would “transition” from his role as chief impact officer at the coaching business to become a senior adviser.

Mr Robichaux said the move would allow the Duke to focus on “key projects with some of our largest enterprise customers, working alongside our team and the leaders we partner with”.

“The move also gives him more time to grow his portfolio of investments, pursue new business opportunities, and continue his support of philanthropic causes close to his heart.

“Harry, thank you for what you’ve helped build here. I’m glad we get to keep doing this work together in this new capacity.”

Mr Robichaux had defended hiring the Duke in 2021, saying Harry had been “one of the fiercest advocates for mental wellness or mental fitness for many years”.

BetterUp’s partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation is expected to continue.

Harry and Meghan relocated back to the UK with their children at the end 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, where they will deliver a joint keynote address on the importance of children’s digital safety at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial.

The Duke will later join a panel discussion called Beyond Promises: Building A Digital Future That Works For Children to discuss how to protect children online.

The appearance will be the first time Meghan has been seen in public 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.

On Tuesday, questions will be permitted from the audience, but not the media.