Kate Middleton’s Personal Assistant of 15 Years Exits Palace – A Special Gift Reveals the Shocking Truth About Kate’s True Character

Kate Middleton’s personal assistant Natasha “Tash” Archer, who has also become the Princess of Wales’ unofficial stylist, is leaving Kensington Palace after 15 years to pursue a new career path.

Kate Middleton’s longtime right-hand woman is stepping into a new chapter.

After 15 years of dedicated service, Natasha Archer is departing Kensington Palace, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. An invaluable member of the private household, Archer has made the decision to leave her palace role to set up her own private consultancy — with more details expected soon.

PEOPLE understands the Prince and Princess of Wales’ household has wished Natasha the very best for the exciting opportunities ahead.

Affectionately known as “Tash,” Archer, 37, joined the royal fold in 2010 as a personal assistant to both Princess Kate and Prince William. Over time, she became an integral part of Kate’s inner circle and was widely known for being Kate’s unofficial stylist. She was most recently the senior private executive assistant to the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Natasha Archer at Royal Ascot in June 2025.

With her discerning eye for British fashion, Archer was also instrumental in curating Kate’s wardrobe for countless royal engagements — including high-pressure international tours (in Australia and New Zealand, Kate wore 24 outfits in 19 days!).

Archer helped usher Kate from girl-next-door to regal style icon, championing high-end designers such as Alexander McQueen and Jenny Packham. The so-called ‘Kate Middleton Effect’ — the phenomenon of fashion items selling out after she wears them — is estimated to contribute $1.27 billion a year to the U.K. economy.

Natasha Archer on tour with Kate Middleton in India in 2016.

In a royal fashion first, Archer persuaded William to wear a traditional sherwani to a 2019 reception in Pakistan during their royal tour, and worked with Kate to upcycle many of her dresses in a bid to embrace more environmentally conscious fashion — renting a neon-green body-con dress from the rental platform HURR for the Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston in 2022.

Kate Middleton attends The Earthshot Prize in Boston in 2022.

The veteran royal staffer has traveled the world alongside Kate, even joining the princess on a gruelling five-hour hike in Bhutan in 2016 — just in case a change of outfit was needed.

But Archer wasn’t just there for the headline moments; she was also present for some of Kate’s most private ones, arriving at the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital with an outfit and baby seat in hand shortly before the birth of Prince George in 2013.

Natasha Archer in Canada in 2016 for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal tour.

In 2019, the mother of two — who wed Getty royal photographer Chris Jackson in 2017 after they met on the job — was honored with the Royal Victorian Order for her dedicated service to the royal household. In 2022, she was promoted to senior private executive assistant, a role that, according to her current LinkedIn profile, encompasses managing “clothing, diary and projects.”