STOP THE PRESSES: Wills and Kate are scouring LinkedIn for a new events manager
The Prince and Princess of Wales, also known as “Wills and Kate”, or “Harry’s brother and his bird, innit” are looking for a new Visits and Events Manager, and they’ve taken to LinkedIn to make sure they find the right candidate.
The search seems to be working, with 195 applicants in just the first eleven hours. The internet, hey? Who knew!?
“If you’re a passionate, self-starter with a keen eye for creativity and detail” then Wills and Kate would “love to hear from you!” according to Lee Thompson, the pair’s Communications Secretary.
Seems pretty casual, right? The 2024 Royals are different. Cool. Modern. They use Linkedin, after all. Wills once said he likes The Office. Kate watched Suits, ironically enough. After a few weeks in the job, you and Kate will probably be hanging out, talking TV, drinking weird liquorice tea.
Hell, if you last a month, Wills might not even insist you address him by his full title: William Arthur Philip Louis, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baron Carrickfergus, KG, KT, PC, ADC.
(I assure you, I made none of those titles up. Not even the Carrickfergus part.)
What exactly does such a role entail, you may be wondering.
Well, I have graciously decided to click the link, and therefore join the official Royals watch-list, to bring Mumbrella readers the scoop.
Duties will include “assisting in the development of Their Royal Highnesses’ official programmes and working creatively with the team to shape, plan and implement a wide variety of visits, ranging from formal State occasions to more imaginative engagements based around Their Royal Highnesses’ thematic areas.”
Wills and Kate’s “thematic areas” aside, this sounds pretty straight-forward. Like any other job, really? But what type of person will the Royals choose?
Now, you may have watched the Oprah interview where Harry and Meghan accused the Royals of being racist, or maybe you read Harry’s book Spare, in which he accused the Royals of being racist, or you may have watched The Crown, in which the Royals are portrayed as being racist, or heard Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son died with Diana, call the Royals racist in High Court.
Not so.
You know how I know this?
Under ‘Person Specification’, which sounds exactly like the language one would expect the Royals to use when referring to their human subjects, they write (not with a quill though, this is a modern job ad):
“The Household believes that the diversity of modern society is its greatest asset.
“We reflect this in policies to attract, employ and reward the very best talent, regardless of gender, race, ethnic or national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. Our recruitment process enables us to recruit from the widest available pool with an approach which is fair, open and accessible.
“It’s important to us that all employees are able to contribute to their maximum potential and that we can draw strength from our diversity. That’s why we’re continuing work to make our organisation diverse and inclusive.”
So, that’s been cleared up.
Perusing the rest of the job ad is fun.
Among the ‘candidate criteria’, which includes a university degree (or relevant equivalent work experience); excellent organisational skills; and ‘ability to use own initiative’ — all pretty standard qualities you’d want from an events manager — is the need to have “a genuine interest in the work of Their Royal Highnesses, and the ability to act as an ambassador for them” and to be “discreet and able to maintain confidentiality at all times.”
Desirable, but not essential, is a ‘full UK driving licence.’
They also ask for advanced IT skills, then list as examples “word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.”
So, if you are a a passionate, self-starter, with a discreet attitude, and a working knowledge of Excel, then you could soon be working from a draughty castle for a future king who may or may not have participated in the downfall of his own brother.
And, if you have a full driver’s licence, well! Who knows where the roads may lead?
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