In 2018, Buckingham Palace came under fire for reportedly offering just £8.17 an hour in an ad for a housekeeping assistant, over £2 an hour less than the London Living Wage at the time.

According to Business Insider's database, housekeeping assistants hired in 2019 were offered a more respectable £17,300 ($23.4k) a year, while job adverts from 2021 carried a salary of £19,100 ($25.8k).

The live-in role apparently offers the chance to be "house-proud about the world’s most famous homes". Duties include dusting historic vases and priceless paintings and, as housekeeping or hospitality experience isn't essential, it's an opportunity open to anyone.

Revealed: what the British royal family pays its staff