The disappearance of Elizabeth II at the age of 96, which occurred on September 8, 2022, caused shock waves throughout the British country. After the emotion of the news, the question of the organization takes more and more place. The royal titles were unsurprisingly shaken up, with his eldest son and heir to the throne becoming Charles III. But parallel to the change of titles, is a particularly delicate point, the reorganization of the services. The Guardian revealed that many employees of Clarence House, the royal residence in London where Charles had lived since 2003, will face staff reductions linked to his transition from prince to king.
The British daily indeed indicated that personal secretaries, the financial department, the communication team and other members of the house – a team of around 100 people – would have received the cost reduction information, while that a ceremony for the Queen was taking place in Edinburgh on September 12. While Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will continue to live at Clarence House while work on Buckingham Palace is completed, the king’s office will move to the royal residence, while Clarence House will be closed.
Conversions or alternatives for the greatest number
A spokesperson for Clarence House commented on this: “Following the accession to the throne last week, operations at the residence of the former Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall ceased and, as required by law, a consultation is taking place. Our teams have served loyally for many years and while reductions are unavoidable, we are working urgently to identify retraining or alternatives for as many of our employees as possible.So, severance pay will be offered to anyone whose position is “duplicate”, but no action will be taken for at least three months. According to sources, employees are very worried about the situation.
Charles III lived in Clarence House, to which he is very attached, for nearly twenty years and he had the historic rooms of the property renovated before settling there, keeping however the spirit of the places where his grandfather lived. -mother, the queen mother. She lived there for fifty years, until her death in 2002. It is also there that Elizabeth II gave birth to Princess Anne in 1950. Note that the king is not particularly a fan of Buckingham and could use only for its work as a monarch, and not to live there.
This news comes in a very tense economic context in Great Britain, between Brexit, Covid-19, the resignation of Boris Johnson replaced by Liz Truss and the energy crisis. The British have a lot to do and count on a benevolent king. The heir of Elizabeth II will have to work with composure and measure, he who can sometimes be noticed for his fits of anger. A huge project…