Kirstie Allsopp became embroiled in a Twitter debate as she backed King Charles, after staff at Clarence House were told they could lose their jobs.
Staff are reportedly facing redundancy as King Charles and Camilla Queen Consort prepare to move to Buckingham Palace following the death of the Queen at the age of 96.
Location, Location, Location star Kirstie, 51, defended the move in a Tweet, provoking backlash.
She wrote today: "Supposedly it’s totally wrong for Clarence House to send letters saying “regretfully there will be some redundancies but we’ll do all we can to help” before the funeral.
"But it’s OK to have a go at the actual person that has lost his actual Mum for doing so. Good to know."
Many called Kirstie out for her comments, with one person saying: "Yes they knew change would have to happen. Who ever is advising them needs to get a new job.
"A bit of thought should have been given to the timing of this announcement, and the king should have questioned why it had to be done before the queen has been laid to rest surly."
A second person wrote: "You gotta admit that it’s at the very least ill- timed, could they not wait until after the funeral?"
— Kirstie Allsopp (@KirstieMAllsopp) September 14, 2022
One person argued: "I think it's incredibly heartless so soon after HM death. The staff will be mourning too. This could have waited for another week couldn't it?"
A fourth person said: "You are wrong about this one. It was insensitive of Clarence House and reflects badly on the king. We mustn’t sanctify him but call him out where appropriate. I still believe he can do the job well tho."
Kirstie responded to many people's comments, arguing that under employment law people should be informed as soon as it is known there is likely to be a change in their employment status.
Answering the claim that the notice was ill-timed, Kirstie said: "All they have done is keep people informed. Information is power, people have families, homes & lives away from work, they need to know that this has been thought about."
Some sided with Kirstie, with several arguing staff would have known the news was coming.
One Twitter user said: "Redundancy isn’t sacking. Royal households close when the office holder dies. I cannot imagine they hadn’t expected upheaval."
Up to 100 workers could be affected by the switch up as the King changes his official residence, it is believed, the Guardian reports.
Some staff allegedly assumed they would receive new roles at the King's new household.
But sources said they had no indication what was coming until they received a letter from Sir Clive Alderton, the King's top aide.
A Clarence House spokesman they are working urgently to identify alternative roles for staff, but some redundancies will be unavoidable, and that as required by law, a consultation process has begun.
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