William and Kate make big announcement

The Prince and Princess of Wales have made a big announcement regarding a major shake-up in their team.

Princess Kate and Prince William have announced a huge new appointment in a major change to their team.

Former supermarket boss Sir David Lewis has been appointed a director of The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The foundation covers all the couple’s campaigning work - including William’s Earthshot prize and Kate’s focus on early years education, The Sun reports.

Sir David, 59, worked at Unilever for 27 years - launching the now iconic Dove brand from scratch.

Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales on the balcony during Trooping the Colour at Buckingham Palace on June 15. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

The Yorkshireman earned the nickname “Drastic Dave” for his ruthless approach to cost-cutting.

In 2014 Sir David left to become CEO of Tesco after it posted a £6.4 billion loss.

Drastic Dave cut thousands of jobs as well as boardroom perks like private jets in a bid to fend off competition from Aldi and Lidl.

Two years later, Tesco reported whopping annual profits of £162 million.

Sir David left Tesco in 2020 to “take some proper time out with my family” at their Surrey home.

But he soon joined a renewable energy start-up and has also taken on roles with Morrisons, Pepsi and the World Wildlife Fund.

In 2021 he was knighted for services to business - catching the royal family’s eye.

A royal source told the Daily Mail Sir David’s appointment is “genius” and will lay “strong foundations” for William and Kate’s work.

But the couple have reportedly shelved plans to appoint a new CEO to run their royal household.

They announced a search for a new executive last September amid reports William wanted a “revolutionary” shake-up.

This story first appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.

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