Prince Harry demoted to lesser role at mental health company after moving back to UK

See more of our coverage in your search results. Prince Harry is stepping down from his role as chief impact officer at online mental health coaching company BetterUp. BetterUp CEO and co-founder Alexi Robichaux announced in a statement posted on the company’s website Friday that the Duke of Sussex would be transitioning to a senior advisor role. Harry, 42, joined the company as chief impact officer in 2021, with Robichaux recalling in his statement that he and fellow co-founder Eddie Medina were “impressed by his adept understanding of the power of coaching” and his belief that “coaching should be available to people everywhere.” Prince Harry (seen above) is stepping down as chief impact officer at BetterUp to transition into a senior advisor role. / SplashNews.com The Duke of Sussex’s role change at BetterUp follows his move back to the UK with his family. (Harry is pictured here.) / SplashNews.com “When he joined us, he was one of the most prominent voices making the case for mental fitness,” Robichaux added. “Prince Harry’s time on our leadership team marked an impactful chapter of growth for our company.” Robichaux went on to explain that, “after five incredible years together,” Harry will transition to a senior advisor role, where he will “focus on key projects with some of our largest enterprise customers, working alongside our team and the leaders we partner with.” “The move also gives him more time to grow his portfolio of investments, pursue new business opportunities, and continue his support of philanthropic causes close to his heart,” Robichaux wrote. Prince Harry (pictured above) joined mental health company BetterUp in 2021. / SplashNews.com BetterUp CEO and co-founder Alexi Robichaux said Prince Harry’s new role at the company “gives him more time to grow his portfolio of investments, pursue new business opportunities, and continue his support of philanthropic causes close to his heart.” (Harry is seen above in September 2026.) Getty Images Robichaux also said BetterUp would continue its partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, founded by the Duke of Sussex, allowing the company to “keep supporting veterans as they strengthen their resilience and reach their goals in recovery and growth.” “Harry, thank you for what you’ve helped build here. I’m glad we get to keep doing this work together in this new capacity,” Robichaux concluded. Harry confirmed his role at BetterUp in email exchange with The Wall Street Journal in 2021, telling the newspaper, “I intend to help create impact in people’s lives.” “Harry, thank you for what you’ve helped build here. I’m glad we get to keep doing this work together in this new capacity,” Robichaux said of the duke (seen above in an Instagram upload). Meghan Duchess of Sussex / Instagram Robichaux said BetterUp will continue its partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, which Harry (seen above in January 2026) founded. GC Images Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. Thanks for signing up! “This is about acknowledging that it isn’t so much [about] what is wrong with us, but more about what has happened to us over the course of life,” Harry also wrote at the time. The Duke of Sussex’s transition to his new role comes less than three months after news broke that he and his wife, Meghan Markle, were planning to return to the UK for an “extended period” alongside their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The family of four touched down at Birmingham Airport around lunchtime on Aug. 26, having flown privately from California. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (seen above) recently relocated to the UK alongside their two children. BACKGRID The couple (pictured here) reportedly settled in the Cotswolds after returning to the UK from California. BACKGRID Harry and Meghan, 45, have since reportedly moved into the house of a wealthy businessman friend in the Cotswolds. Harry’s transition to his new role also comes as Meghan’s estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., was arrested by the FBI in Florida on charges of possessing child pornography. The Markle patriarch has since been released on bond back to his senior health care facility. 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