The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Foundation reportedly paid Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton’s advisers $325,000 for “strategic support”.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Foundation reportedly paid Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton’s advisers $325,000 for ‘strategic support‘
Prince Harry, 38, and his 41-year-old wife Meghan – who have children Archie, three, and 21-month-old Lilibet – are said to have given Michelle’s former press secretary $110,000 and one of Hillary’s ex-advisers $215,000 in 2021.
The salaries were revealed in a report on the couple’s tax returns by DailyMail.com, which said: “It’s unclear whether the pair continue to work with Archewell, or whether their work was limited to 2021.”
It said the $110,000 was given to KMLSA LLC, a California-based PR firm run by Katie McCormick Lelyveld, who was former first lady Michelle’s press secretary between 2007 to 2011.
The $215,000 was reportedly given to Invisible Hand LLC, described as a “social impact and culture change agency” run by Genevieve Roth, who was an adviser on Hillary’s 2016 presidential campaign when she ran against Donald Trump.
DailyMail.com said a source stressed Katie McCormick Lelyveld’s political experience “had nothing to do with why she was hired”, and “the couple do not have any political ambitions”.
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Tax records have also shown Harry and Meghan have reportedly been working one hour a week at their Archewell Foundation.
And papers obtained by DailyMail.com showed the pair dished out more than $3 million in grants from the good cause after they raised $13 million from two wealthy benefactors.
The figures are according the couple’s newly-released 2021 tax records.
Their tax filing is said to state Archewell’s key mission is to “uplift” and “unite” communities “one act of compassion at a time”.
Harry and Meghan are said to have added in the documents: “Archewell Foundation believes that compassion is the defining cultural force of thee 21st century and, through its work, Archewell Foundation supports a growing community of partner organisations fuelling systemic cultural change.
“Archewell Foundation listens to people and their communities, helps them tell their stories, puts real action behind its words, and spotlights a new generation of leadership.”
Harry and Meghan’s foundation impact report released in January said it helped pay for 12.66 million Covid vaccinations globally while working with anti-poverty charity Global Citizen.
Funds were also given to charities supporting refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine.
