Meghan’s new charity boss is a 6ft 10in bruiser who loves piranhas

ACCUSED of dominating Prince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex has finally found a man she can look up to.

Meghan has appointed 6 ft 10 in entrepreneur Stefan Allesch-Taylor as a director on the board of her new Sussex Royal charitable foundation.

Just like the 5 ft 5 in former actress, Allesch-Taylor is not afraid of putting noses out of joint. He was once involved in a vitriolic war of words with ex- Conservative Chancellor Kenneth Clarke.

And, should any stuffy palace officials fail to defer to Meghan’s new director, they might have a change of heart after seeing his Historian a.n. Wilson launched his latest tome — Prince albert, the Man Who saved the Monarchy — at Daunt Books Marylebone on tuesday. He told how when he had met Prince Philip at a dinner, the Duke, 98, had asked him what office furniture, as the businessman used to keep a tank of piranhas in his office when he was a stockbroker.

Allesch-Taylor, 50, who is also a university professor and a coffee tycoon, was awarded a CBE in 2014 for philanthropic and charitable services in the UK and Africa.

Another new board member is he was doing these days. Wilson replied that he was writing a biography of Queen Victoria’s consort, who died tragically young aged 42. ‘short life, short book,’ said Philip. Wilson still managed to pad it out to 430 pages. former Barclays businessman Steven Cooper, 49, who is the chief executive of the UK’s oldest privately owned bank, C. Hoare & Co.

Their appointments as directors, who act as trustees, of Sussex Royal — set up by the couple after their public split from the Cambridges — were listed at Companies House yesterday. It comes as Harry and Meghan are about to embark on their first official family tour to South Africa, where they will travel to a township in Cape Town.

Harry is also due to carry out a solo visit to Botswana.

The Prince recently said he is looking forward to introducing Meghan and their son Archie to his ‘second home’.

Last month, the Duke and Duchess appointed influential media executive Karen Blackett, chairwoman of media agency MediaCom UK, as their first trustee.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry closed a £1 billion trade in the City yesterday as he took part in commemorations of the 9/11 attacks, raising around £50,000 for charity.