Apply within to advise the King: Charles looks to beef up team with £80,000-a-year assistant private secretary who can help offer ‘advice to His Majesty in his role as head of state and head of nation’
- Assistant private secretary to work with Sir Clive Alderton and Sir Edward Young
King Charles is hiring a new assistant private secretary to beef up his advisory team and the successful candidate will get paid up to £80,000-a-year.
The role is based within the Private Secretary’s Office in Buckingham Palace.
‘The private secretary’s office acts as the primary source of advice to His Majesty the King in his role as head of state and head of nation,’ the advert on the royal website explains.
‘Advice relates to constitutional, governmental and political affairs, including those affecting the 15 realms in which His Majesty is head of state and in the 54 countries of the Commonwealth of which the King is head.
‘It is also responsible for policy guidance on matters concerning the King’s role in relation to the Church of England and the Church of Scotland.’
King Charles is hiring a new assistant private secretary to strengthen his advisory team and the successful candidate will get paid up to £80,000-a-year
King Charles III’s joint Private Secretary is Sir Clive Alderton (pictured), who has been a trusted advisor to the King and Queen Consort since 2006
He is holding the role alongside Sir Edward Young (pictured), who also served as the Queen’s Private Secretary
King Charles III’s joint Private Secretary is Sir Clive Alderton, who has been a trusted advisor to the King and Queen Consort since 2006.
He is holding the role alongside Sir Edward Young, who also served as the Queen’s Private Secretary.
Sir Edward was kept in post by King Charles III after the Queen’s death and is known in Palace corridors as a ‘hatchet man’ for his ability to deliver bad news, particularly relating to job cuts, a skill that came in handy when dozens of Clarence House staff were notified of redundancies during a service held for the Queen in Edinburgh.
Sir Edward joined the Royal Household in 2004, serving as the Queen’s Assistant and then Deputy Private Secretary before being promoted to his current post in 2017.
Sir Clive, a former diplomat, is known for his love of culture, his intelligence and his sense of humour.
The trusted courtier once held a Foreign Office role, living in various countries at the start of his career including Singapore, Poland and France.
In 2006, Sir Clive landed the role of deputy Private Secretary to then Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, and, promoted to Private Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to their Royal Highnesses three years later, becoming ambassador to Mauritania and Morocco.
Since 2015, when he became Charles’ Principal Private Secretary, he’s been a constant by his side.
Alongside Sir Clive and Sir Edward works Dr John Sorabji, who is the King’s Deputy Private Secretary.
Before he joined the royal household, he worked at University College London and also as a barrister.
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