Duchess’s personal assistant is handed New Year honour usually reserved for former employees
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Speculation is mounting that Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s personal assistant could be leaving the Royal Family after she was included in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for 2019.
Natasha Archer was made a member of The Royal Victorian Order (MVO), which recognizes distinguished personal service to the monarch of the Commonwealth realms.
The Order has earned itself a dubious ‘kiss of death’ title for being awarded to royal staff members on their departure.
The announcement sent fans of the royals into a Twitter frenzy, with many suggesting that it could be a sign of the assistant’s impending exit from the royal family.
One user commented: ‘So Natasha is leaving ???’
Gert’s Royals, a blogger about the royal family, sought to quell the excitement by tweeting that it was customary for staff members to get an honour after ‘some years of service’.
‘And I think when someone is leaving they are typically given the honour after they leave. Not before.’
Archer has been at the side of Prince William and Kate Middleton since her joining the Royal Family in 2007.
