Royal perks | Queen pledges wage increase & extra holiday for staff

Working as a staff member within the royal household, it’s likely that all employees take on a number of responsibilities as they strive to serve members of the royal family.

As a way of thanking employees for all their hard work during the past busy months, Queen Elizabeth II has granted a four per cent pay rise and an extra day’s holiday, the Express reported.

The Queen has offered members of staff working at her royal palaces who earn under £56,375 a bonus and an extra day of annual leave, which one royal source hopes will ‘lift’ the spirits of workers who lost most of their perks.  

This new benefit means that valets, gardeners, housemaids and footmen who traditionally have been given a yearly wage below £50,000 will receive a 1.5% cost of living increase.