The Co-op is to recruit a smaller board of 11 directors with "high standards of competence" as part of radical governance reforms.
The changes are based on the four-point resolution proposed by Lord Myners and voted on by members at the special meeting in May.
Interim chief executive Richard Pennycook said approval of the governance changes will mark the end of the rescue phase of the group following recent progress in shoring up its balance sheet.
William and Kate were forced to change some of their programme when forecast torrential rain swamped the rural settlement of Bella Bella.
The Hollywood actor popped over to say hello when he saw the happy couple posing for pictures in New York's Central Park.
Half of those killed or maimed in the last 72 hours of intense bombardments in Aleppo have been children.