{"id":955486,"date":"2026-11-07T03:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T03:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/955486\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T03:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T03:34:09","slug":"prince-harry-demoted-to-lesser-role-at-betterup-after-uk-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/955486\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry demoted to lesser role at BetterUp after UK return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry is stepping down from his role as chief impact officer at online mental health coaching company BetterUp.<\/p>\n<p>BetterUp CEO and co-founder Alexi Robichaux announced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterup.com\/press\/prince-harry-duke-of-sussex-transitions-to-senior-advisor-at-betterup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a statement posted on the company\u2019s website<\/a> Friday that the Duke of Sussex would be transitioning to a senior advisor role.<\/p>\n<p>Harry, 42, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/03\/23\/prince-harry-takes-on-new-job-as-tech-startup-executive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">joined the company<\/a> as chief impact officer in 2021, with Robichaux recalling in his statement that he and fellow co-founder Eddie Medina were \u201cimpressed by his adept understanding of the power of coaching\u201d and his belief that \u201ccoaching should be available to people everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry (seen above) is stepping down as chief impact officer at BetterUp to transition into a senior advisor role. \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex\u2019s role change at BetterUp follows his move back to the UK with his family. (Harry is pictured here.) \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he joined us, he was one of the most prominent voices making the case for mental fitness,\u201d Robichaux added. \u201cPrince Harry\u2019s time on our leadership team marked an impactful chapter of growth for our company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robichaux went on to explain that, \u201cafter five incredible years together,\u201d Harry will transition to a senior advisor role, where he will \u201cfocus on key projects with some of our largest enterprise customers, working alongside our team and the leaders we partner with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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,\u201d Robichaux wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry (pictured above) joined mental health company BetterUp in 2021. \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>BetterUp CEO and co-founder Alexi Robichaux said Prince Harry\u2019s new role at the company \u201cgives him more time to grow his portfolio of investments, pursue new business opportunities, and continue his support of philanthropic causes close to his heart.\u201d (Harry is seen above in September 2026.) Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Robichaux also said BetterUp would continue its partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/09\/10\/royal-family\/prince-harry-blames-king-charles-note-for-brutal-invictus-games-blow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Invictus Games Foundation<\/a>, founded by the Duke of Sussex, allowing the company to \u201ckeep supporting veterans as they strengthen their resilience and reach their goals in recovery and growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarry, thank you for what you\u2019ve helped build here. I\u2019m glad we get to keep doing this work together in this new capacity,\u201d Robichaux concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Harry <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/03\/23\/prince-harry-takes-on-new-job-as-tech-startup-executive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed his role at BetterUp<\/a> in email exchange with The Wall Street Journal in 2021, telling the newspaper, \u201cI intend to help create impact in people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarry, thank you for what you\u2019ve helped build here. I\u2019m glad we get to keep doing this work together in this new capacity,\u201d Robichaux said of the duke (seen above in an Instagram upload). Meghan Duchess of Sussex \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Robichaux said BetterUp will continue its partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, which Harry (seen above in January 2026) founded. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about acknowledging that it isn\u2019t so much [about] what is wrong with us, but more about what has happened to us over the course of life,\u201d Harry also wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex\u2019s transition to his new role comes less than three months after news broke that he and his wife, Meghan Markle, were <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/19\/royal-family\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-making-move-back-to-uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">planning to return to the UK<\/a> for an \u201cextended period\u201d alongside their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.<\/p>\n<p>The family of four <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/26\/royal-family\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-and-kids-land-in-the-uk-six-years-after-megxit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">touched down at Birmingham Airport<\/a> around lunchtime on Aug. 26, having flown privately from California.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (seen above) recently relocated to the UK alongside their two children. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>The couple (pictured here) reportedly settled in the Cotswolds after returning to the UK from California. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan, 45, have since reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/11\/02\/royal-family\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-move-into-new-home-report\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">moved into the house of a wealthy businessman friend<\/a> in the Cotswolds.<\/p>\n<p>Harry\u2019s transition to his new role also comes as Meghan\u2019s estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/11\/06\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markles-dad-thomas-arrested-on-child-porn-charges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">arrested by the FBI in Florida on charges of possessing child pornography<\/a>. The Markle patriarch has since been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/11\/06\/celebrity-news\/thomas-markle-sensationally-released-back-to-dementia-care-facility-after-first-court-appearance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">released on bond<\/a> back to his senior health care facility.<\/p>\n<p>However, Page Six exclusively confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/11\/06\/royal-family\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-to-stay-silent-on-thomas-child-pornography-arrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will not address Thomas Sr.\u2019s arrest<\/a>, with a representative for the couple telling us, \u201cNo comment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry is stepping down from his role as chief impact officer at online mental health coaching company&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":955487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,1581,134,33664,514,5513,5514,3586],"class_list":["post-955486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-meghan-markle","tag-mental-health","tag-prince-harry","tag-royal-family","tag-united-kingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}