Britain’s Royal Family is hiring a letter writer paying $43k based at Buckingham Palace

Working members of the Royal Family – those most likely to receive correspondence from the public are King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla, the Prince of Wales (Prince William) and the Princess of Wales (born Catherine or “Kate” Middleton). Senior royals also include the Princess Royal (Princess Anne), the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip), and his wife, the Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly known as Sophie of Wessex).

When contacted for comment, Buckingham Palace could not confirm which members of the royal family the candidate would work with.

The post details that the role will have a “specific portfolio” that forms part of a wider team that responds to messages sent by the public regarding social, community and national matters. The correspondence team will then “craft custom responses that answer diverse and often unique inquiries.”

The main responsibility of the role also entails ‘survival’.[ing] Focused while processing a large number of messages, ensuring the right response is delivered at exactly the right time.

The job also comes with some unusual perks. A free lunch is served on site to “keep you energized throughout the day,” the post adds. The Mountbatten-Windsor family appears to have embraced the benefits of mixed employment. “Flexible and hybrid working varies across different roles, and we will discuss the options available to you that suit your job requirements and individual preferences,” the post says.

In addition to more popular benefits such as paternity leave and volunteer days, the successful applicant will also receive free entry to any Royal Family-owned location, as well as discounts in stores under the Royal Family umbrella.

The additions could provide some much needed discretionary income in one of the world’s most expensive cities. The role’s modest salary of £32,000 per year beats the London Living Wage – a salary high enough to maintain a normal standard of living – which the UK Living Wage Foundation estimates at £28,860 ($38,751) per year. However, the salary is behind the average gross annual income of full-time employees in the UK, which, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, is £39,039 ($52,419) per year.

In a world where artificial intelligence is expected to usher in a new era of efficiency, the royal family appears to prefer sticking with human responses rather than outsourcing it to an artificial counterpart. Increasingly, such roles may become more difficult to find. A report released by Microsoft researchers studying the career implications of generative AI in July revealed that among the roles most likely to be disrupted were translators, writers, editors, and data scientists.

The report added: “MBA graduates can contribute to broader parts of the information lifecycle, including creation, interpretation and communication, in more flexible ways than previous technologies.”