Edward Lane Fox
Edward Lane Fox LVO is a British public relations specialist. He was Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's first private secretary.[1] He planned their 2018 Royal Wedding[2] which had an estimated global audience of hundreds of millions.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Lane Fox studied at Shrewsbury School and Newcastle University where he was President of the University boat club.[4] On leaving the military, he took a master's degree at the London College of Printing in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism.[5]
His family owns Brabham Park, home of the annual Bramham Horse Trials and the Reading and Leeds Festivals, where they have lived for over 300 years.[6]
Military service[edit]
After university, Lane Fox joined the military through the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, becoming a Captain in Blues and Royals,[7] and serving in Bosnia and Iraq.
After a year as a freelance journalist, he worked at the financial communications firm Finsbury for five years, where he has served as chief of staff to founder Roland Rudd.
Service to Prince Harry[edit]
In May 2013, he became private secretary to Prince Harry. In May 2018, that role changed to being private secretary to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. His responsibilities included the Invictus Games, the Heads Together mental health campaign, the 2018 Royal Wedding and more than 30 overseas visits on behalf of the UK Government.
He stepped down from the role in July 2018[8] succeeded by Samantha Cohen,[9] who had already spent 17 years working for the royal family. That same month Queen Elizabeth appointed him as a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order “on the relinquishment of his role as Private Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex”.[10]
Career[edit]
On leaving the Royal Household, he worked for three years at Freuds.[11] In 2021 he became a Director of the One Nine Three Group.
References[edit]
- ↑ Ward, Victoria (2013-05-03). "Prince Harry appoints a right-hand man". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ The Newsroom (2017-12-12). "Announcement sets in train preparations for Harry and Meghan's big day". www.newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ↑ Waterson, Jim (2018-05-20). "Royal wedding confirmed as year's biggest UK TV event". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ "Presidents". Newcastle University Boat Club. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ "Meet Meghan Markle's team turning her into a princess | | Express Digest". Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ The Newsroom (2014-06-07). "Park life suits as Lane Fox keeps it in family". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Jobson, Robert (2013-04-04). "Ex-Cavalry captain named Prince Harry's first private secretary". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Low, Valentine (2018-05-24). "Meghan turns to Queen's special adviser". The Times. London. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ "Meghan's last aide quits ahead of royal baby birth". news.com.au. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Honours and Awards: Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Hickman, Arvind. "Freuds appoints Prince Harry's former secretary and adland creative". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
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