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Could you afford to take a job with the royal family?

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4 April 2015

9:00 AM

4 April 2015

9:00 AM

Royally paid

Staff at Windsor Castle were balloted in strike action over pay. What can you earn in the royal household, according to adverts on the British Monarchy website?
— Housekeeping assistant: £14,500 pa. Duties include ‘preparing rooms and cleaning upholstery’. Meals are provided, as is accommodation ‘for which there is a straight salary adjustment’.

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