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British royal family news divulge that Kate Middleton Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William Duke of Cambridge need a small but crucial team of employees to help manage their London home Kensington Palace. This is one of the homes the pair live in with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
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This small team is trusted to help the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge perform royal duties and look after their family. What is it like to work for them at the Palace? If your dream job entails working for a royal family, we have some deets for you that may or may not change your mind!
In order to work at the Palace the family doesn’t hire just anyone! As a recent job ad shows, there are a lot of rules to follow.
For instance, there is an online application for a housekeeper role that is described as an, “exciting opportunity,” as part of a, “supportive and positive team.”
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The pair expect applicants to be good at, “maintaining confidentiality and exercising discretion.
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According to Tracey Waterman, the head of recruitment, there is a secret challenge all applicants are subjected to.
She told Channel 5’s documentary Sandringham: The Royals at Christmas, “The difference between housekeeper in a five-star hotel and in a royal Palace would be attention to detail.”
“One of the tests I like to do, to see if a candidate has potential eye for detail, is to place a dead fly, either in the fireplace or on the carpet.” Oh my.
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What happens next? According to Waterman, “Once the dead fly is placed, I then bring the candidate into the room. I lead them into the room quite slowly, just giving them a chance to glance at the room, have a little look at what we’ve got inside the room.”
“Bringing them to the fireplace, maybe highlighting that we’ve got a beautiful fireplace. At this point I’d expect them to see the dead fly, and hopefully pick it up.”
She added, “It’s a great test, maybe out of 10 people half the candidates will notice the fly. One out of ten will actually bend down and pick it up, that’s the special housekeeper.”
So, do you still want to be a Palace maid?
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That's funny, are they expected to pick up with their fingers, then what?