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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mark Serwotka

The threat to lay off King Charles’s staff while the nation mourns is despicable

King Charles III leaving Clarence House, London, ahead of the ceremonial procession of the Queen’s coffin, 14 September 2022.
King Charles III leaving Clarence House, London, ahead of the ceremonial procession of the Queen’s coffin, 14 September 2022. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Among the many people across Britain mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II are those who work at Clarence House, the former official residence of the new King. Some of those staff have served for decades. So it’s incredibly cruel that for about 100 of these mourning workers, their service and commitment have been rewarded with potential redundancy.

It’s a staggering misjudgment: staff are in profound shock. It’s simply unacceptable that they should be treated this way. To make matters worse, the notification was sent out during a thanksgiving service for the Queen in Edinburgh.

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