Charity supported by Meghan Markle receives official warning over staff payments

 

Meghan Markle has supported the charity longer than she's been a member of the Royal Family PA 

• One Young World, a charity supported by Meghan Markle, has received an official warning over staff payments.

• The Charity Commission investigated concerns about senior staff salaries, bonuses, and potential conflicts of interest in 2022.

• Past summits by One Young World have featured high-profile figures like Meghan Markle, Bob Geldof, Queen Rania of Jordan, and Rio Ferdinand.

• Meghan Markle, who was involved in the charity before joining the Royal Family, gave a keynote address at the Manchester event in 2022.

• The Charity Commission found that a salary paid to managing director Ella Robertson McKay was unauthorized under the charity's governing document.

• Ella Robertson McKay is the daughter of the charity's former chief executive, Kate Robertson, who resigned as a trustee in July 2023.

• The regulator also concluded that bonus payments made to Kate Robertson were unauthorized.

• The Commission acknowledged that the trustees made bonus payments in good faith but should have sought specific authority.

• Tracy Howarth from the Commission stated that governance errors related to executive pay and conflicts of interest were uncovered.

• The official warning outlines expected improvements, and the Commission will continue to monitor the trustees' progress.

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