King Charles has inherited the monarchy from his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and with this he also inherits the Royal staff.
Staff supporting the former Prince of Wales have been working round the clock to smooth his rise to the throne. However, on Tuesday, up to 100 staff members were reportedly given redundancy notices, according to the Guardian.
Those believed to be impacted by the redundancy notice are said to be private secretaries, the finance office, the communications team and household staff.
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King Charles has 28 members of household staff, including four chefs, five house managers, three valets and dressers, and a couple of butlers. According to the most recent sovereign grant report, the Queen employed 491 full-time staff.
Those who work for the Royals were given a 5% pay rise in June, according to the Express. At the time, reports said Her Majesty agreed the rise in a bid to help them through the cost of living crisis.
But how much do those who work at Buckingham Palace actually get paid?
Earlier this year, analysis from Insider found 503 jobs at the royal household with pay rates advertised between 2015 and 2021. Ten of these positions advertised salaries starting below the living wage recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.
A further 274 positions advertised pay within pennies of that rate. Ex employees and union reps told Insider that workers "tolerate the low pay" due to their "immense pride in working for the monarchy".
The royal household's staffing practices are exempt from the UK Freedom of Information Act requests. But the information is based on available public records such as job advertisements and official announcements.
Last year, the Mirror reported the hourly wage for the palace's security was roughly £12.80 an hour. While this was higher than the London Living Wage at the time, £10.85, it still worked out as £6,000 lower than the average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK.
In 2019, a vacancy for a "Liveried Helper", someone to help look after horses, was advertised with a salary of £22,400 per year. Buckingham Palace also advertised for a trainee butler role with an £18,850 salary in 2017.
And last year, a vacancy was listed for an IT expert to look after the Royal Archives and information systems is offering £60-65,000 a year. The information security job ad calls for someone to discreetly handle the royal records with 'integrity and confidentiality'.
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