Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, posted a heartfelt remembrance of her close friend Oli Juste on the Mayhew animal welfare organization’s website.
Juste died on January 15, 2022. After Meghan and Prince Harry were married in 2019, he exposed her to the work of the Mayhew, the charity she decided to support as a royal patron. Animals were a passion for both him and Meghan.
She said she will continue to support the charity’s efforts on behalf of animals in need even if her contract with them expired earlier this year.
Oli Juste was a leading dog trainer and animal behavior specialist in Britain. Thanks to his debut on Channel 4’s Puppy School, he is well-known to a large audience. A Dog’s Best Friend, the podcast he hosted, included a range of guests who shared his enthusiasm for enhancing the quality of life for our four-legged friends.
Many others only learned of the awful news shortly after Markle’s post, even though Oli passed suddenly four months earlier.
Every day and every week, there were fresh developments, and Oli and I would discuss them and consider what we could do.”Look at the amazing work they are still doing,” Meghan tweeted. “What more can we do?”
In his honor, we will create the Oli Juste wing at Mayhew, which will house animals temporarily who might have trouble finding permanent homes.
“Because, like Oli, they are loved forever and will never be forgotten.”
On Instagram, a large number of people who knew Oli well—in person, on social media, or on television—left condolence messages.
“Oh Oli, this is really distressing to hear, and it happened today alone. “You were such a nice, sweet person, and so much fun,” said one person. That I’m reading this now is astounding.
Actually, today I was enjoying Beverley Knight’s podcast on Oli’s channel. “I’m fairly new to his podcasts, but I absolutely love them and have recommended them to so many people,” said a different commenter.
He and Meghan were not just colleagues, but also close friends.
Oli, peace be with you.
