Kate Middleton’s Former Personal Assistant Natasha Archer Teases Next Venture After Leaving Palace
“Coming soon,” Natasha Archer posted on social media with a date
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Kate Middleton on July 2, 2025; Natasha Archer on June 18, 2025.Credit :
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Kate Middleton’s longtime personal assistant is alluding to her next act after leaving the royal household.
On March 24, Natasha Archer shared a simple post to Instagram teasing her next chapter.
“Coming soon,” read the black text on a white slide, with the date “02.04.26,” using the European format for Thursday, April 2.
The post’s comments section was flooded with well-wishes, with several users writing “exciting” and Phillipa Lepley Couture, the brand behind Princess Kate’s dazzling golden outfit at the U.S. state visit last year, dropping applause emojis.
In July 2025, PEOPLE exclusively revealed that Archer was departing Kensington Palace after 15 years of dedicated service. Archer established herself as an invaluable member of the private household during her tenure and departed her palace role to set up her own private consultancy.
More details were expected in due course, and PEOPLE understood that the Prince and Princess of Wales’ household wished Natasha the very best for the exciting opportunities ahead.
Archer joined Prince William and Princess Kate’s team in 2010 as a personal assistant to them both and, in time, became credited as Kate’s unofficial stylist. She was often spotted carrying luggage during the couple’s international travels and most recently served as the senior private executive assistant to the Prince and Princess of Wales, a position she was promoted to in 2022.
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Princess Kate’s right-hand woman was considered instrumental in evolving her style from girl-next-door to regal style icon, with the so-called “Kate Middleton Effect” on fashion estimated to drive over $1 billion a year to the British economy. Archer was influential in curating her wardrobe for weekslong royal tours and pushing a fresh perspective, such as through renting a neon-green body-con dress in a sustainable move for Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston in 2022.
The key aide was there for the Princess of Wales’ most personal moments too, such as being spotted at the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital with an outfit and baby seat shortly before the birth of Prince George in 2013.
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She later married Getty Images Royal Photographer Chris Jackson in 2017 and received the Royal Victorian Order in 2019 for her dedicated service to the royal household. In September, the Daily Mail reported that the couple had split; Jackson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
While it remains to be seen what Archer’s next act may be, her Instagram bio currently reads “Creative Consultant.” Though her absence likely left a hole as she exited her royal role, multiple sources said that Princess Kate, 44, had no plans to hire a stylist.
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“Kate has always been very involved in choosing her outfits for royal engagements, but now she is so confident, she knows exactly what suits her and what doesn’t,” a source tells PEOPLE.
Kensington Palace had no comment about Princess Kate’s plans for a stylist when reached by PEOPLE.
