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Christopher Geidt

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Gender Male
Age 62
Date of birth August 17,1961
Zodiac sign Leo
Born Marylebone
London
United Kingdom
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Spouse Emma Charlotte Angela Neill
Great grandparent Bernard George Geidt
Previous positionIndependent Adviser on Ministers' Interests (2021–2022)
Position Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2017
Grandparents Edward Wollaston Geidt
Children Olivia Rose MacKenzie Geidt
Iona Catherine MacKenzie Geidt
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Christopher Edward Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt, Baron Geidt, GCB, GCVO, OBE, QSO, PC, FKC is a member of the House of Lords and Chairman of the Council of King's College London. He was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 2007 to 2017.

Harry and Meghan: Who are the royals " the most powerful helper?

Feb 16,2020 10:07 am

The Queen has agreed to a "period of transition", as The Duke and Duchess of Sussex looking for a new Role in the Royal Family .

With a final decision in the coming days, The Family , The Most senior advisers involved in the negotiations. So, who are you?

Harry and Meghan

Private Secretary : Fiona Mcilwham

Fiona Mcilwham is the newest of the private secretaries advising members of the Royal Family . They can be found to develop in the centre of the plans, a completely new way to Work for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

to Join their team in August 2019, she described herself on Twitter as a "crown servant, a diplomat, would-be super-mom".

previously in various senior diplomatic posts, including Ambassador of Albania, and a senior Advisor to the enlargement of the EU was.

Fiona Mcilwham previously in various senior diplomatic posts

Private Secretary , The Royals are " The Most powerful helper. They provide advice and guidance on the political, diplomatic, and constitutional issues and a key position in a example, currently loose time for the monarchy.

As a Ms Mcilwham was directly appointed by Prince Harry and Megan, you is likely to make your trust and your confidence in terms of what happens next.

In these uncertain times, their Role could increasingly rich influence, as key decisions are made.

- communication Secretariat: Sara Latham

Appointed less than a year ago, Sara Latham is The Duke and The Duchess , front-line media contact. She has to do already had a whirlwind of topics, such as the spin-off and

become hand-picked by Prince Harry and Megan, she quickly influential.

communication Secretary of the interior's management of press and information of the Royal Family . But even though the official letter is on dealing with the media, it is also likely that you Will be with The Duke and Duchess personal advice.

Sara Latham previously worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign,

Thought, a dual US-UK citizen, Ms Latham worked for the then President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s, and was a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign.

In-between, she was a special adviser to Baroness Tessa Jowell , then Secretary of state for culture, media and Sport, and recently spent time as a managing partner at the PR Agency Freud.

their transatlantic contacts and communication experience, No Doubt , appealed to the Prince Harry and Meghan, and is especially important now, do you want to forge a new Role for themselves in North America .

The Queen

Private Secretary to Sir Edward Young

One of the highest-ranking and most influential members of The Royal household, The Queen 's Private Secretary .

Sir Edward Young is expected to "steady The Ship " in time of need, within an institution promotes stability and continuity.

Sir Edward Young (right) welcomes Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Buckingham Palace after his election victory

He is considered to be the highest-ranking figure in The Group of private secretaries. And he Will help, guide and advise The Queen on a future Role for Prince Harry and Meghan, all of which keep happy.

According to Buckingham Palace , The Queen 's Private Secretary is "the channel of communication between The Head of state and the government". And this is not just in the UK but also in 15 other countries, the recognition of The Queen as their sovereign.

Sir Edward of The Royal household joined in 2004 and worked His Way from young Private Secretary positions. He was previously head of communications at the transmitter, Granada, and an executive at Barclays.

He held this Role since 2017, when he succeeded Christopher Geidt . Before his departure there was to be between Mr Geidt, and The Prince of Wales, was said to be suspicious that any change that might reduce its commitment to its key purposes, such as combating Climate Change .

communications-Secretary: Donal McCabe

Donal McCabe, The Queen 's communications Secretary in the last year.

The former Director of corporate communications at Ladbrokes is a veteran in the communications industry, occupied with similar roles for the London Underground , Railtrack and boots.

Charles and Camilla

Private Secretary , Clive Alderton

Clive Alderton worked for many years as a Foreign Office diplomat, with postings in Poland, Belgium, Singapore and France.

He first worked at the Clarence House in 2006-12, before the British Ambassador in Morocco .

Clive Alderton with The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince of Wales

In the year 2015 he is back as principal of the Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

He is a key figure in the support of Prince Charles is planning, what kind of monarch he wants to be so, as he more and more on tasks that normally fall to The Queen .

communications-Secretary: Julian Payne

Julian Payne, the BBC's Director of communications, and more recently held a senior Role at Burberry.

He has the sometimes difficult job of making sure that The Work of Prince Charles ' attention in an environment where there is often a strong focus on the younger royals.

William and Kate

Private Secretary , Simon case,

requires you to Work as a personal assistant to The Duke of Cambridge Will be king One Day , a glance into The Future .

Simon case is a key Advisor to the Cambridge household, as they come, to learn more about what is expected of them diplomatically and constitutionally.

With The Queen always is less inclined to travel, their Role - and, consequently, Simon case, The Role is becoming more and more important.

He Will also develop as The Duke and Duchess continue to, your mental health projects and other charity Work .

Simon's case, it was Prince Williams is Private Secretary in the year 2018

Mr case, a career civil servant, with stations at the German Federal Ministry of defence and the London organising Committee for the Olympic games in 2012.

He was later Prime Minister David Cameron's Private Secretary .

Mr case was also responsible for monitoring the UK's EU-exit negotiations the Irish border before he was for Prince William's Private Secretary in the year 2018.

The Duchess of Cambridge had her own Private Secretary , Catherine Quinn, but it is his idea to leave The Role .

communications-Secretary: Christian Jones

Prior to joining Kensington Palace last year, Christian Jones was a speech-writer and press Secretary for David Davis when he was Secretary for the withdrawal from the European Union .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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