Royal family | Buckingham Palace blasted for job ad paying below Living Wage

A job advert for cleaners at Buckingham Palace shows that the London Living Wage hasn’t yet been endorsed by the Royals, with the going rate £2.03 under the recommended rate.

The London Living Wage pays £10.20 an hour, whereas housekeeping assistants at the palace will earn £8.17 an hour.

The rate, which was announced last year by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is voluntary, yet over 4,000 British employers, including GSK, Nationwide and KPMG have all supported the initiative.

The palace’s job advert highlights the disparity between low and top paid staff at the palace, with a 'Social Media Specialist' for the Palace receiving £50,000 a year and the Master of the Household on a salary of £122,000. Over the last year, the Queen’s income has increased by eight per cent from £76 million to £82million - the Mirror reports.