Up to 20 of the Queen’s Buckingham Palace staff are told they could lose their jobs after 100 of King Charles III’s Clarence House staff were also warned their posts were under threat
- Buckingham Palace staff who helped the Queen told up to 20 will lose their job
- Clarence House staff were warned last week of a 100 potential job losses
- The change from King Charles III moving from Clarence House to the palace
Royal staff at Buckingham Palace who worked for the late Queen said they have been ‘let down’ after being told their jobs may be at risk under King Charles III.
A letter has been sent to a number of employees saying that a ‘very small minority’ will lose their jobs and that consultations will be held.
The letter, from Sir Michael Stevens, keeper of the privy purse, says: ‘I am sure you can appreciate that these are sensitive and challenging times.’
He adds that work is under way to support staff and ensure there are ‘good communications’ over the coming weeks.
Last week it was disclosed that up to 100 employees at the King’s former official residence, Clarence House, had been notified that they could lose their jobs.
Buckingham Palace staff who provided personal services for the Queen, have been told that up to 20 of them will lose their jobs (Buckingham Palace staff pictured standing outside its gates during the funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth II)
Last week it emerged that up to 100 Clarence House staff (pictured above) were told there would be job losses as the offices of King Charles and the Queen Consort move to Buckingham Palace
Staff were informed of job losses in a letter sent during the thanksgiving service for the Queen at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh last week
The letter to Buckingham Palace staff said: ‘Consistent with continuity, the approach on Accession is essentially that the requirements and the purpose of the Household continue unchanged following demise.
‘While it is too early to confirm the position definitively, it is anticipated that only a very small minority of employees (fewer than 20) who provided personal services to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth will see their posts affected by Her Majesty’s death.
‘We will be consulting with you and those affected in relation to these anticipated changes after the State Funeral. Those affected are being written to.’
Mark Serwotka, the general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents a number of employees in the royal households, said staff had worked for the Queen for a number of years and felt ‘let down’ after receiving the letter.
‘Our members are disappointed and saddened by this development,’ he said.
Meetings are being held with those affected and staff are being told they can contact Employee Assistance providers in the coming weeks.
Buckingham Palace has been contacted for a comment.
Sources told the Daily Mail of staff anger and upset at being given the news while being expected to work up to 20-hour days organising Monday’s State Funeral
Sources told the Daily Mail of Clarence House staff anger and upset at being given the news while being expected to work up to 20-hour days organising the State Funeral, as well as all of the events leading up to it.
‘Everyone knew this was on the cards after Her Majesty died but the fact that the letters were sent out just days after her death and during the official period of mourning was a real shock,’ said one.
Palace sources acknowledged that it was a ‘painful’ time for staff and that the process could appear ‘brutal’ at times, but stressed that they were bound by legal process.
They said that it had been made ‘explicitly clear’, particularly at Clarence House, that ‘as many roles will be found for as many people as possible’.
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