Royalty Behind every powerful man stands a strong woman, the saying goes. But in the case of Meghan Markle the opposite applies, and then we are not talking about prince Harry. The duchess of Sussex, which is one of the next few weeks will give birth to her first child, for years, advised and assisted by a single man: Markus Anderson. “The second most important man in my life’, calls Meghan to him self. How the man of a waiter into one of the most powerful men in Kensington Palace.

Earlier this week gave Queen Elizabeth her grandsons William and Harry permission to make their court to split up. Or that has anything to do with the rumors that Meghan and Kate Middleton is not by one door, let us in the middle here, but in practice, this means the measure, and Harry and Meghan a few vacancies to ll. The newly crowned duchess showed no grass grow and took immediately a new press officer in the service. It comes to Sara Latham (48), which, like Markle, a dual American-British nationality. The woman, who is about 165.000 euro per year will earn, is a remarkable and controversial choice. She has many years of experience as a press officer and an impressive list of achievements, but is – for the British palace yet – unseen politically motivated.

Latham worked in 2016 as campagneadviseur for Hillary Clinton, gave advice to her ‘running mate Tim Kaine and worked for in the 90’s for Bill Clinton. In addition, she organized the interviews for the kabinetmedewerkers of Barack Obama when it was elected as the president. In short: Latham, who in the States has sometimes been described as a ‘one democratic fixer’, has a clear preference for the left side of the political spectrum. And we have some Brits, who are used to their royals, on all levels, to remain neutral, a lot of trouble with it.

a Waiter with ambitions

How Meghan at her present age? However, Latham was recommended by her good friend Mark Anderson, who for years one of its representatives. The 41-year-old man by the British press described as ‘sophisticated and charming’, and he has a wide network of ‘impeccable contacts’. So he organized last month are still open to the babyshower of his royal friend; Anderson was even at the entrance, and certain guests of the hotel in if and who on the sidewalk had to remain standing. A mighty man, so.