The former royal assistant who accused Meghan Markle sensational of intimidating his attendees at the Kensington Palace was selected to lead the Environment Project of Prince William.
Jason Knauf was appointed the next CEO of the Earthshot award by the Board of Trust after the CEO Founder Hannah Jones announced her intention to give up the role on Thursday.
Knauf was a trusted employee in the Royal House as of February 2015 when he served as Secretary of Communications for Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Megan Markle.
Hi, he also attended Harry’s wedding and Megan in May 2018.
“As we look towards the future of the prize and urgent work necessary to climb more inspiring solutions to the greatest challenges of the world, I hope to work with Jason to draw the course during the next five years of the Earthshot award and beyond.” Prince William said in the announcement.
Knauf, a member of the Board of the non -profit organization since 2022, held his selection on Thursday In a publication to LinkedIn.
“It is an honor to be appointed CEO of the Earthshot award. Thanks to the Trustee Board for placing its faith in me to direct this special organization. And thanks to Hannah Jones for their leadership for four notable years and for its rare and for its rare and its rare and for its rare and its rare and its rare and for their rare”, “”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “.
The communications expert born in Texas has served under the heir itself in several roles, even as Secretary of Communications until 2019.
Duration at that time, Knauf supposedly witnessed the ancient “star of the” intimidating “costumes to their employees to the point of reducing them to tears.
In accordance with the times of LondonKnauf reported the alleged abuse of Prince William’s private secretary, Simon Case, while trying to protect unidentified workers.
“I am very worried that the Duchess has been able to intimidate two PAS of the house in the last year. The treatment of X* was totally unacceptable,” Knauf wrote in the October 2018 human resources complaint.
“The Duchess seems to have the intention of always having someone in the sight,” Knauf allegedly continued. “She is intimidating and seeking to undermine her trust. We have had a report after a report by people who have witnessed unacceptable behavior towards Y.
“I’m still worried that nothing will be done,” he added.
Knauf’s accusations against Markle became public in 2021, days before his long -awaited interview with Oprah Winfrey.
In February, he defended his decision to inform accusations despite public care, saying that “nothing would change.”
“Someone who is helping other people to deal with the public eye … you probably have to take your own medicine sometimes,” Knauf He said “60 minutes of Australia.”
“You can’t choose just taking fun things in any job, and that applies to the prince and the princess, as well as to all the others who work for them,” he added. “Then, I wouldn’t change anything.”
Prince William has remained loyal just after leaving his brother “replacement.”
Knauf served as CEO of the Royal Foundation for the then Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge between 2019 and 2022, making the transition to work with the Board in the Earhot award.
