Duke of Sussex is in negotiations to deliver personal speech at Goldman Sachs event

THE Duke of Sussex is in discussions with global investment bank Goldman Sachs to deliver a talk on mental health and the military as he embarks on his new life in North America.

The Duke, whose staff have been liaising with the bank through one of his patronages, could speak as part of an on-stage series that has previously included Bob Iger, the Disney chief executive, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Beckham and Bishop Michael Curry, his wedding preacher.

The event would be linked with one of his current patronages, likely to be the Invictus Games, and would not see him receive a fee. It comes days after it emerged he had spoken at a private JP Morgan event in Miami, Florida, speaking to delegates about his late mother and why he chose to leave the working Royal family.

Then, he was reported to have been introduced by his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, and told guests he did not regret his decision to step down as a senior member of the Royal family.

The association with the investment banking world comes after the couple announced they would no longer be senior members of the Royal family, choosing to pursue financial freedom.

They are expected to become some of the most sought-after speakers in the world, able to charge fees into seven figures. A source said the potential Goldman Sachs event, which has not yet been scheduled, had been discussed through his patronage and would be focused on mental health and military veterans.

The Talks at GS series, which is broadcast online, is described on its website as convening “leading thinkers to share insights and ideas shaping the world”.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman did not comment, but a source said that discussions with one of the Duke’s patronages and Goldman Sachs have been ongoing for about a year.

Details of last week’s appearance first emerged in the New York Post after a source told the newspaper: “It was all very hush-hush, with a lot of security.”

The couple are currently living in Canada with their son, Archie.