King Charles ‘set to axe a number of staff at Windsor Castle in the coming weeks’
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King Charles ‘will lay off some of Windsor Castle’s staff in coming weeks’ with royal workers ‘deeply concerned about their futures’
- Staff were said to be in a state of ‘fear’ while others were ‘resigned’ to the loss of jobs
- Members of the Queen’s personal staff, including her ladies-in-waiting, are at risk
- 100 Clarence House staff are also on notice
Windsor Castle staff are in a state of ‘anxiety’ and worried about their future amid reports that the King will be axing key members of the late Queen’s squad, it was revealed last night.
As part of a radical overhaul of staffing levels at the royal residences, castle staff fear they will be laid off before the new year. Mirror announced late Friday night.
A source form inside Windsor Castle said the paper’s staff are “extremely concerned about their future” amid the current cost of living crisis and the poor state of the economy.
They added, “It really is a testing time. Many have already resigned themselves to giving up jobs they have cherished for years. It has left a real sense of dread in the staff.”
It is feared that the staff could be fired ‘within weeks’.
The news comes after King Charles previously summoned 100 staff at Clarence House after his accession to the throne meant the household would be ‘closed down’.
Workers at the castle say it has been “eerie quiet” since the Queen’s death as they prepared to welcome her back to her beloved home.
Windsor Castle staff think they could be fired before the new year
A source told The Mirror that staff are “extremely worried about their future” amid the current cost of living crisis and the poor state of the economy
Among the staff believed to be at risk are the Queen’s former ladies-in-waiting (Photo: Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and one of their corgis at Windsor Castle in 1959)
Personal servants, including her official ladies-in-waiting, are thought to be among those at risk of losing their jobs.
The King and Queen consort have no plans to spend much time in the castle for the foreseeable future, making it a target for job cuts.
It comes after the 102 staff at the King’s former main residence, Clarence House, were told they could be sacked less than a week after Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
Clarence House said some redundancies would be ‘inevitable’ but staff would be given an ‘enhanced’ redundancy package
Employees, some of whom have worked for Charles for decades, claimed they were told their jobs were on the line while a church service was being held for Her Majesty’s late just four days after her death.
Clarence House said some redundancies would be ‘inevitable’ but staff would be given an ‘enhanced’ redundancy package. The details of that package are not known.
A source told The Guardian in September: ‘Everyone is absolutely furious, including private secretaries and the senior team. All staff have been working late every evening since then [the day of the Queen’s death]to be confronted with this.’
In a letter to staff, the King’s senior aide, Sir Clive Alderton, said: ‘The change in roles for our principals also means change for our household.
‘The portfolio of work formerly carried out in this household in support of the personal interests, former activities and domestic activities of the former Prince of Wales will no longer be carried out, and the household … at Clarence House will be closed.
‘It is therefore expected that the need for the posts mainly based in Clarence House, whose work supports these areas, will no longer be necessary. I appreciate this is troubling news and I wanted to let you know what support is currently available.”
The letter added that certain staff members who provide King and Queen Camilla with “direct, close, personal support and advice” will remain in office.
Buckingham Palace has been contacted for comment, but was not immediately available.