Duchess heads to restaurant with her new deputy press secretary

Meghan's business lunch: Duchess heads to restaurant with her new right-hand man after Kensington Palace hires ex-Brexit speechwriter to take on the challenging role of deputy press secretary Christian Jones worked with David Davis during his time as the Brexit Secretary  He is now the deputy director of press for Meghan, Harry, William and Catherine Role will see him working with journalists and advising royals on media strategy

By Rory Tingle For Mailonline

Published: 19:49 GMT, 18 January 2019 | Updated: 00:06 GMT, 19 January 2019

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Meghan Markle has been spotted on a business lunch with a new key appointee after Kensington Palace hired the former Brexit speechwriter for David Davis as its deputy press secretary  

Christian Jones was seen yesterday leaving Chucs Italian restaurant in Notting Hill with Meghan as she strolled back to her car. 

He became deputy director of communications for both Meghan and Harry and William and Catherine in December, after racking up nearly seven years of experience working with two Government departments.

The Duchess of Sussex was yesterday seen leaving a restaurant in Notting Hill, west London, with Christian Jones, one of her new communications directors

The Duchess and Mr Jones outside the restaurant yesterday

The Duchess of Sussex (right) was yesterday seen leaving a restaurant in Notting Hill, west London, with Christian Jones, one of her new communications directors 

The Cardiff University graduate served as Mr Davis' speechwriter at the Department for Exiting the European Union from October 2016 to September 2017, before taking up a new role as the department's press secretary.

Prior to that he was chief press officer at the Treasury from November 2014 to October 2016, serving under George Osborne and, for a

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