King Charles and Queen Camilla are looking to expand the royal workforce at Buckingham Palace despite the monarch’s residency undergoing significant refurbishments.
The palace has listed various job vacancies on its website, focused on the kitchens.
The positions include a junior pastry sous chef, a chef de partie and a sous chef to join the kitchen.
The palace is also currently searching for people to fill various other administrative and organisational roles.
King Charles and Queen Camilla are looking to expand the royal workforce at Buckingham Palace despite the monarch’s residency undergoing significant refurbishments
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It comes as the palace is undergoing a £369million refurbishment programme, with the Palace closing its doors to hosting state visits until 2027.
The change in staff suggests that the project might make some exponential progress in the next couple of years.
The closure marks a significant shift in royal hospitality arrangements as the palace undergoes its largest refurbishment in decades.
The King welcomed the Emir of Qatar in December for the final state visit until refurbishments are complete.
King Charles will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to his Sandringham estate on Sunday
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The extensive renovation project began in 2017, whilst Queen Elizabeth was on the throne.
It focuses on replacing ageing cabling and plumbing systems that have not been updated since the 1950s.
The works were deemed essential to prevent potential “catastrophic fire or flooding” risks in the palace, with dangerous asbestos also removed from several rooms through “abrasive brickwork cleaning”.
The project is funded through the taxpayer-funded sovereign grant which is also used to pay the workers at the palace.
