The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have scrapped plans to recruit a servant to work in their new London base at Kensington Palace, it has emerged.
The couple’s aides had advertised for a housekeeper to help them when they move into the apartment later this month, but the Duke and Duchess have insisted it is unnecessary, because they spend most of their time living in a rented farmhouse in Wales.
The Duke’s private secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, took the blame for the mix-up when he was asked about the recruiting process during a briefing on the couple’s forthcoming tour of Canada and the US.
He admitted he had hastily placed an internal advert among royal staff for the post of housekeeper/dresser without fully consulting the Duke and Duchess.
“It was a precipitous move on my part,” said the former SAS officer. “It is the first time I have worked for a lady (in this role) so we are still working out what structures and infrastructures are needed.
“The post of housekeeper/dresser is being put on hold because we don’t think there is a requirement for it, given that the couple are living a farmhouse lifestyle.”
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