"One reason that this spin doesn't work is that Harry and Meghan's 2025 was pretty terrible, P.R.-wise, and their reputations have sunk like a stone, the Daily Beast's European editor Tom Sykes has written, in the wake of Maines' statement Friday that she was leaving her job as the couple's chief communications offer to pursue another opportunity. (Maines') tenure has been an absolute disaster, a source also told the Daily Mail writer Alison Boshoff."
"According to the Daily Mail, the final straw for Maines had to do with the P.R. fiasco related to Harry and Meghan's appearance in November at the 70th birthday party for Kris Jenner, the momager for the Kardashian clan. In what became known as photogate, Harry and Meghan happily turned up at the star-studded party, hosted at the Beverly Hills home of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez."
"Harry and Meghan's team first told media outlets that they had signed no photo forms ahead of the party, then denied that they had even asked for the photos to be removed. Meanwhile, sources close to Jenner offered a different version of the photo feud, saying guests had not been asked to sign any forms and that they had in fact removed the photos after a request."
Meredith Maines left her role as chief communications officer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after ten months. Maines was the couple's eleventh publicist in five years. The couple experienced significant PR setbacks in 2025, and their public reputations declined. Maines' tenure was described by some sources as disastrous, though others said the problems predated her arrival. A notable PR crisis involved a dispute over Instagram photos from Kris Jenner's 70th birthday party, with conflicting accounts about photo-release forms and whether photos were removed at the couple's request.
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