For her part, Henwood expressed equal excitement: ‘I am honoured to be joining The Royal Foundation and am excited by the ambition it has for the future. I’m incredibly proud to have spent 30 years in public service broadcasting, and I now look forward to working with Their Royal Highnesses and the team at the Foundation to support the vital work they do to tackle some of society’s most urgent challenges.’
It is an exciting time for the Prince and Princess of Wales, who recently employed another new team member at Kensington Palace. Liza Ravenscroft – a crisis management expert who works ‘arm in arm with big names facing their toughest times’ – was brought on to join the team in January. Naturally, her appointment had many wondering whether the Prince and Princess of Wales might need a hand dealing with the PR surrounding Prince Harry or Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Kensington Palace, however, stressed to the outlet that ‘Liza is joining in a non-crisis-based role in the KP press office, working on the day-to-day press interaction Kensington Palace had.’ They explained that ‘people who work in communications for the Royal Household come from an array of backgrounds.’
A new era for the Prince and Princess of Wales is well underway at the Palace. In the words of the new Royal Foundation CEO: ‘Next episode starts in one week…’