To the dozens of staff at Clarence House, which was Charles III’s residence before becoming the new king when he was Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II. During Elizabeth’s farewell ceremonies, they were told they would soon be removed from office.
The Guardian announced on Tuesday that nearly 100 workers at the king’s former official residence have received letters announcing that their services are no longer needed and will be helped to find new employment.
Those affected include private secretaries, financial office, communications staff and domestic servants, some of whom are decades old, who received the news during a ceremony honoring the queen at St Egidio Cathedral in Edinburgh on Monday.
“Everyone, including the private secretaries and command staff, is outraged. All the staff have been working hard to come across this since Thursday night (where Elizabeth II died),” an anonymous source told the newspaper. “People are very upset.” An unnamed source. .
Clive Alderton, chief adviser to Charles III, explained to employees in a letter accessible to the newspaper that “a reshuffle would also mean changes in housing.”
“The workbook previously held by this residence to support the Prince of Wales’s personal interests, former domestic operations and operations will no longer continue and Clarence House will be closed. longer is necessary,” said Alderton.
Recognizing that this is “disturbing” news, Alderton informs its employees of the amount required by law, as well as the support they will receive to move to other jobs and the “increased” compensation they will receive.
A Clarence House spokesperson explained that operations at the Prince of Wales’s residence have ended and therefore “a consultation process has been opened”, meaning “alternative roles have been identified for the majority, although some layoffs are inevitable”.
According to the Clarence House annual summary, Charles III employed the equivalent of 101 full-time staff, with a third of them working in private secretaries’ offices.
source: Noticias
