The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a packed agenda on their royal tour of the Caribbean, which means they want trusted aides with the aid of their side to hold things jogging smoothly.
The couple, who are carrying out engagements in the Bahamas today, are reportedly touring with 15 participants of staff, along with bodyguards and communications officers.
Key among them are Kate's right-hand women: personal secretary Hannah Cockburn-Logie OBE, a former diplomat who joined the Cambridges' crew in 2020, and assistant non-public secretary Natalie Barrows, who has labored for the Royal Family for five years.
A private secretary - a role comparable to a chief of staff - is there to facilitate a clean strolling of the Duchess's day, from coordinating her correspondence to organising her royal engagements.
They are also accountable for briefing the Duchess on any dignitaries or officers she would possibly be meeting. two
When meeting individuals of the public, the non-public secretaries will be viewed strolling just a few toes at the back of the Duchess, ready to step in at any moment to raise the flowers, cards and other tokens she would possibly be handed by way of well-wishers. two
And whilst Kate tends to elevate only the smallest of handbags, if any at all, non-public secretaries are more in all likelihood to be determined with a larger hold-all packed with the essentials the Duchess may need.
Ms Barrows was once spotted standing just at the back of Kate as the royal aircraft touched down in the Bahamas.
Taking care to continue to be out of the spotlight, Ms Barrows knew simply the right second to step in and take a bouquet from the Duchess so she ought to proceed greeting.
As with all members of the royal household Ms Barrows keeps a low profile, each on respectable engagements, and online.
Little is recognised about her employment records however it is thinking she began working with the Royal Family in 2017 and was first noticed on an engagement with the Duchess of Cambridge in 2018.
Since then she has grow to be a fundamental member of Kate's personnel and is regularly spotted in the historical past of royal engagements, whether or not that is a health center go to or time out to the Natural History Museum.
Ms Barrows reports to Ms Cockburn-Logie OBE MVO, who used to be hired in June 2020 to exchange Oxford-educated Catherine Quinn, and is also on the royal tour.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms Cockburn-Logie took up the full-time put up at Kensington Palace at the beginning of June 2020.
Ms Cockburn-Logie has 20 years of ride working in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and has spent a whole lot of her profession representing the UK overseas, with postings to Slovenia, India and most currently Brussels. two
She served as head of political and bilateral relations at the British High Commission in India, based in New Delhi, until September 2018.
It is probably she first met the Cambridges when she arranged and accompanied the couple on their seven-day tour to India and Bhutan in April 2016.
She additionally organised and led the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's go to to India in November 2017.
In December 2017, Ms Cockburn-Logie used to be awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her services to the relationship between the UK and India, having led Prime Ministerial visits in both directions, as properly as Prince William and Kate's tour. two
She used to be also awarded an MVO in 2008 for her work main the Queen's visit to Slovenia.
Mother-of-two Hannah grew up in Cleethorpes and Grimsby, attending Signhills infant and junior colleges earlier than moving on to Franklin Sixth Form College.
She studied her undergraduate diploma in Modern History at the University of East Anglia earlier than completing a Masters in Social and Public Policy at the University of Leeds.
Ms Cockburn-Logie started out out her career as a press officer at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office before moving up the ranks.
Also on the tour is digital communications lead David Watkins, a social media whizz who was viewed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 'secret weapon' and was once headhunted by Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Watkins was once the Sussexes digital communications lead and ran the @SussexRoyal Instagram account, supporting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex recruit 11.5 million followers with candid snaps and clever videos.
He was among 15 loyal individuals of workforce being made redundant as a end result of their decision to step down as working royals and move to North America.
But in April 2020 he used to be snapped up through the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to work on their digital communications and social media.
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