Meghan Markle’s Org Paid Michelle Obama’s Ex-PR Chief Over $100k

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s nonprofit paid a fairly penny to the girl who used to run level on all issues PR for Michelle Obama … and a few odor politics within the air.

The revelation surfaced within the Archewell Basis’s 2021 tax disclosure docs — which seem to have simply been posted in March … and which the media perused over the weekend … solely to see MM and co. shelled out tons of of 1000’s in strategic PR consulting.

A little bit over $215,000 was forked over to an organization known as Invisible Hand, which focuses on social influence and tradition … providing all kinds of PR-related providers on their menu.

What caught individuals’s eye, nonetheless, was the $110k that was paid to an organization known as KMLSA — a very good old style PR company based mostly close to San Diego, CA. The highest canine at this org is none apart from Katie Mccormick-Lelyveld … who’s instantly tied to the Obamas.

Certainly … she was really Michelle’s Press Secretary for some time, formally working for the previous First Woman from 2007 to 2011. She’s additionally supplied PR work for Hillary Clinton prior to now … to not point out John Kerry — each of whom are enormous political titans clearly.

Her firm, KML Strategic Advisors, touts itself this manner … “From the company conflict room to the media battlefield, the nook workplace to the White Home, KML Strategic Advisors are your guides by rarified air.” Contemplating her resume, that is fairly darn correct.

Now, as for what documented objective the Archewell Basis paid these 2 businesses … their tax disclosure retains it obscure, solely citing “Strategic Assist for Social Influence PR.”

That could possibly be interpreted 1,000,000 alternative ways … however some are digesting it as a possible sign that Meghan herself is perhaps gearing up for public workplace — and is hiring the very best individuals within the biz to information her. In fact, it may additionally simply be associated to their Royal drama.

We all know Meg and Harry are knee-deep of their philanthropy work, and the PR consulting may simply be nearly that as effectively. However, by the identical token, we additionally know Meghan is all about causes — and there is not any higher place to advocate and combat for these than D.C.