Jobs in Windsor Castle

Here’s your chance to make a splash at Windsor Castle, but don’t expect to clean up on the money…

The Queen is looking for a lackey to run her bath. And while it might be great for a royal fan, the £14, 000 a year wage is nowhere near as attractive as the tub you’ll be filling.

Advertised on the Buckingham Palace website, the post of housekeeping assistant at the Berkshire castle comes with a long list of chores, such as: “The cleaning, presentation and upkeep of all rooms and suites including lifts, staircases and corridors. The upkeep of carpeting and hard floor surfaces, fixtures and fittings, general furnishings and antique ­furnishings, upholstery, curtains, objects d’art, photo and picture frames, mirrors, internal glass, and silver and brass items.

“The cleaning, upkeep and presentation of bathrooms, ­washrooms, toilets, showers and cloakroom areas.”

The successful applicant may also be “required to pack and unpack for guests, run their baths, arrange the service of tea and breakfast and assist with dressing”.

There is an option of ­accommodation, but this comes with a “salary adjustment”.

And some applicants might be surprised to find the job will involve “contact with members of the Royal Family”. Go on.

The Queen usually spends her weekends at Windsor and lives there for a month during Easter where she entertains politicians and public figures. Low level positions in the royal household are notoriously poorly paid.

Keeper of the Privy Purse Sir Alan Reid, who earns £180, 000 a year, recently revealed staff wages fell from £10.2million in 2010-11 to £10million, partly due to a wage freeze on those earning more than £21, 000 a year.