Now, however, the broadcaster has demonstrated her closeness to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by agreeing to become a director of their charitable foundation. ‘I can confirm that Kirsty Young will be a trustee of Sussex Royal,’ says a spokesman for the foundation, which is due to be launched formally next year. Although several other people have already been named as directors, a royal source tells me: ‘As a trusted friend, respected journalist and UK president of Unicef, Kirsty was the first person their Royal Highnesses asked to join Sussex Royal earlier this year. Schedules have meant the formal paperwork was not able to be completed and filed until today.’Harry and Meghan have many connections to the sprawling Soho House empire. Among the other outposts they’ve visited are Soho Farmhouse, in Oxfordshire, and Soho House Amsterdam, whose opening party they attended.

Source: Daily Mail October 15, 2019 21:11 UTC