Why Amy Pickerill, Meghan Markle's Top Royal Aide, Is Quitting Her Job With the Duchess

Meghan Markle's (opens in new tab) "right-hand woman," Amy Pickerill (opens in new tab), is quitting her job with the royal family. This, for the record, isn't news. Reports that Pickerill was leaving her position (opens in new tab) with the royal family started circulating last fall. What is news is that we finally know why Pickerill decided to step down as Meghan's private secretary.

The details of Pickerill's exit from her gig with The Firm come courtesy of the Daily Mail's royal correspondent Rebecca English (opens in new tab), who has a reputation for breaking royal news and generally knowing her sh*t when it comes to insider royal intel. 

In a series of tweets previewing a report in Saturday's Daily Mail, English revealed new details of Pickerill's exit strategy and the status of her relationship with Meghan (opens in new tab).

"Royals in today’s #DailyMail - The Duchess of Sussex says her baby will be brought up a feminist regardless of gender and Amy Pickerill, her right-hand woman is to leave," English wrote in the first of four tweets (opens in new tab) on the subject. "It’s very amicable. Amy is moving abroad but has agreed to stay on to help following the birth of her baby."

Here's the rest of what English tweeted about Pickerill's decision to leave:

And here are English's tweets, if you prefer to read the hot goss firsthand:

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