Natasha Archer, the Princess of Wales’s longtime stylist and former royal aide, has reportedly separated from her husband, royal photographer Chris Jackson, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
The paper’s Richard Eden said friends indicated the couple, who married in France in 2017 and share two young sons, have "not been together for some time." Eden’s column noted Archer, 37, was conspicuously absent from recent social media posts by Jackson, 45, and that the photographer did not appear to be wearing his wedding ring in some images. Neither Archer nor Jackson responded to requests for comment, the report said.
Archer stepped down from her role in the royal household in July after about 15 years working with the Princess of Wales to establish her own company, a move that drew attention from royal watchers who had described her as an "invaluable" aide and confidante. Jackson is a well-known royal photographer who has had behind-the-scenes access at high-profile events, including the coronation in 2023, and was chosen, the report said, to photograph King Charles and Queen Camilla for their 20th wedding anniversary portrait in Italy.
Details cited by the Daily Mail include a timeline of the couple’s public appearances and social-media activity. The couple were last pictured together at Easter, and Archer supported Jackson at a half-marathon event in April, the report said. Jackson posted family snaps for Mother’s Day in March but Archer was not included in a Father’s Day collage in June. Photographs from a summer trip to Greece shared by Jackson reportedly did not include Archer, and friends told the paper that Jackson had attended a string of social events alone.
The report framed the separation as unfolding soon after Archer’s departure from Kensington Palace. Staff changes among senior aides to members of the royal family have occasionally prompted media scrutiny because of the visibility of those roles. Archer had served the Princess of Wales for more than a decade, overseeing styling and other responsibilities tied to public engagements.
Representatives for the couple were contacted previously, according to the report, but no comment has been published in response to the latest account of their personal circumstances. The Daily Mail coverage relied on interviews with acquaintances and observations of social-media postings to construct the timeline.
The developments have drawn attention within royal-watch circles because of Archer’s close working relationship with Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Jackson’s professional prominence photographing senior royals. Further details about the couple’s private arrangements, and any statement from Archer or Jackson, had not been released by the time of publication.