True story: the Princess of Wales has been without a private secretary for a year or longer. We only learned that Kate’s last private secretary quit last year, months after it happened. Then back in February/March of this year, Kate tried to hire someone new, a “ballbuster” from the business world, and that woman took one look at the clownshow of Kensington Palace and quit before she even started. We haven’t heard anything about Kate’s hunt for a new private secretary in months, probably because Kate merely exists as an extension of William these days. She barely does anything, she lives in her separation cottage and whenever she does anything, it’s organized through William’s staff. Well, William is apparently looking for a Top CEO, and he amazingly did NOT consider his wife for the position. From Richard Eden’s latest column:
Prince William and Kate show they mean business by hiring all-powerful CEO in ‘revolutionary’ move that has ‘set the cat among the pigeons’ at the royal palaces. Prince William and Catherine may not yet be our king and queen, but they are already making clear that they plan to do things very differently from their predecessors.
I can disclose that the couple are creating a new role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to run their household of about 60 staff. The new boss will report directly to them and won’t answer to the private secretaries who have long held power behind the scenes at the palaces.
‘This is a revolutionary move,’ a source tells me, a little excitedly. ‘They are overthrowing the traditional, hierarchical structure in which staff answer to private secretaries. It has really set the cat among the pigeons. Will the King and Queen have to follow their lead?’
Kensington Palace has already hired a high-powered recruitment firm, Odgers Berndtson, to find the best candidate. It has placed an advertisement online which stresses the unprecedented nature of the position.
‘This is a unique opportunity,’ it says. ‘The CEO is the most senior and accountable leader for the Household, reporting directly to TRHs The Prince and Princess of Wales. They will be responsible for the development and implementation of TRH’s long-term strategy and continuing to strengthen a professional and collaborative Household culture.’
In an apparent admission that there are some strong-willed, difficult characters are the palace, the job description states that the successful candidate must be ’emotionally intelligent, with ‘low ego’, and strong self-awareness and understanding of their impact on others. Anyone wanting the job must be ‘able to operate as a ‘servant’ leader, empowering the senior team’, it says.
The CEO will deal directly with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s household, ‘serving as the strategic interface to Buckingham Palace, to align The Royal Highnesses’ priorities with those in support of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen’.
No salary is given, but it is understood that the CEO will be paid more than the couple’s private secretaries.
While William and his brother, the Duke of Sussex, don’t see eye to eye on much these days, they appear to share their mother’s suspicion of the ‘men in grey’, as Princess Diana called courtiers.
I could write and have written a lot about the Kensington Palace clownshow and the lack of professionalism they’ve displayed at every level for years. It’s clear that Kate is largely absent (physically and intellectually) from the office, just as it’s clear that William treats his staff like sh-t and he’s always throwing tantrums and rage-shrieking at employees. Another thing which has been abundantly clear is that Tory Party elders are running William as their useful idiot, and they’re grooming him to be their royal apparatchik. There’s a deeply conservative political angle to William and his operations. I have no doubt that this Top CEO position will be filled, and then phased out in a few months when the full clownshow is exposed. Will and Kate’s staff turnover is one of the biggest underreported stories in the British media – they can’t keep staff because they’re lazy, vindictive, jealous, petty, stupid and obsessed with the Sussexes.
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Charles: we’re cutting staff
Willy: we’re hiring someone we don’t need to do a job that doesn’t need doing or even exist, & paying them even more money
spot on!
I’m sure the private secretaries would like a word. Well, one private secretary since Kate doesn’t have one.
With low ego, so we can abuse them without complaint, and be a servant leader, because that’s really how we think of our employees, as servants, they’re there to serve us.
Bingo🎯
In their case, I think that “low ego” means the ability to duck flying “pillows.” (wink-wink).
We’re paying someone to take heavy blame later on.
B. They lost Harry as the scapegoat and can’t get him back so now they are hiring one.
Think it was Kate’s idea as an attempt to dodge being the scapegoat now?
B. Could be or Peg needs two scapegoats.
A top CEO (yes man) to oversee a staff of 60. Wait I thought they were supposed to be getting rid of the excessive amounts of staff? Wait till this person sees behind the curtains. What they see will be sure to have him (if he has any sense) running for the hills. Or if he doesn’t say yes then lights out for him.
Moreover this is going to ruffle feathers among the more conservative courtiers. Staff won’t be pleased. The ceo won’t be there for long.
What exactly would the difference between the work that this CEO would be doing and their private secretaries anyway?
Well, you can’t expect William–the crown prince who is allegedly in charge–to oversee the entire staff! That would be actual WORK.
Understanding of their impact upon others is Burger King’s sneaky way of warning that “If you tell me No or that my idea is bad I will totally melt down and throw pillows and vases at you.”
Hahahahah! Oh gosh! That job description is 💩
What does “low ego” mean? Will and Kate will be taking credit for the CEO’s work?
It means WanK taking credit for the perceived successes and the CEO taking the blame for the failures.
Oh, of course, that didn’t occur to me. I just figured low ego meant someone they could push around & demean, but still show up for work every day.
I’m sure it means all of the above, BeanieBean. Also, William is tired of managing staff, so he is hiring someone to do all that for him. With this top CEO, he will only need to talk to one person once a day. I don’t get why it can’t be his private secretary. Probably that person doesn’t want to do it because it can’t be done during their office hours, 10 am – 3 pm.
For them, low ego has to mean a doormat.
It means when they tell an employee to get off their lazy arse and do their job, and the employee comes back with “do you know who I am? I am the second countess of Stifflefufflebutter twice removed and I can have your head on a platter for this!” They know to doff their cap and say “Right you are, Mum, carry on with your texting while I go hang myself for my impertinence.”
Good luck finding a CEO with no ego.
It means they want a doormat who can deal with Willy’s incandescent rages and rescue Kate from the consequences of her own stupidity.
The Wails are so pretentious. A manager position is a top ceo, Kate pretending to work at console table is a top ceo , Willys Earthsomething is his Super Bowl. It’s laughable, they are laughable.
Everytime I see the number I have to ask – they have 60 household staff? Does that include the nannies, chefs, cleaning staff, etc? Or is that just KP staff devoted to their “work”? considering they work about, what, 50-75 days a year each (considering they have multiple engagements on some days), what on earth are those 60 people doing the rest of the time?!?!
What is this CEO going to be doing that the private secretary does not? And why is Kate still missing a private secretary?
Wonder if the CEO is going to be responsible for going back and forth between William’s staff and Kate’s staff?
Well, they are mostly lazy ‘aristocrats’ who only work 4 hours a day, arent they? Isnt that why they tried to say Meghan bullied them, because she expected a full days work like the rest of us serfs.
I was thinking the same thing: why on earth do they have such a huge staff when they do so little? And I thought we were all pretending that they live simply in their small home in Windsor?
“Wonder if the CEO is going to be responsible for going back and forth between William’s staff and Kate’s staff?”
hmm this is interesting, especially since it’s been basically confirmed that they’ll be working separately going forward. Almost like they have separate offices under KP. Has that always been the case? Is Kate ever gonna get a new Private Secretary? Who on her side would be reporting to the CEO?
What’s wild is that Diana always had her own private Secretary even during the nadir of the marriage. That kate still has no one reporting to her directly is very odd.
Maybe this is their solution to Kate not being able to keep a private secretary, the CEO will be in charge of both sets of staff.
Kate still has *someone* because the other day, I saw someone in the comments on WKW ask who it was that she handed flowers to (or something) and there was a reply that gave the woman’s name and said she was a “deputy assistant secretary” or something along those lines…I don’t remember her name. So basically they’re probably trying to get away with having that woman do the job of a PA but continue to pay her less.
@Lorelei I wonder if that person’s job is literally to handle her flowers and make sure the wiglet is secure before public events. Not having a dedicated private secretary is very very odd.
I think that number includes senior household staff like head housekeeper and what not. And helicopter chauffeur.
I also wonder if the 60 means just KP staff, or it also includes their domestic staff. Judging from the picture, I think it’s just Kensington. Mind you, Charles apparently as a mind-boggling staff of hundreds. I don’t think this CEO idea is very clearly conceived. It’s very nebulous, and whenever a job description is that nebulous, evaluation is going to be nebulous, so at the mercy of the Incandescent One’s whims it’s likely to be. At first I thought it was to replace the private secretaries, but it seems it’s someone to oversee them instead? So another layer of bureaucracy to add to what already seems to be a bloated staff. What do these people do all day. Are they all part time? Although, I can imagine that the domestic staff must work their butts off. And I assume they would maintain a domestic staff at each of their residences. Ultimately, though, no matter how great a hire the new CEO might be, he/she needs something to work with and I imagine it’s hard to work with a couple of apparent noodles like William and Kate.
As to your last sentence, I think that’s where the ‘low ego’ part comes into play.
But, but, but I thought Kate was the all powerful CEO!?
The work of doing nothing was too *exhausting* for her. 😂
@ATorontoGal
Right?!? Kate has a pink power suit and everything!
And don’t forget her little notebook! You know, the one labeled ‘notebook’. All the top CEOs have one! 😉
I hear Carole is available…
LMFAO
I think you’ll find Carol is unofficial stylist. Has she ever been paid for this? Every little helps when you’re a debtor to the tune of £millions
Why do they have a staff of 60? What are those people doing while they’re principals are nothing? How many people does it take to organize 2 engagements a month?
Harla. One to pick up the thrown pillows and one to oversee bandages and one to move things out of the way when Peg throws himself on the floor and has a tantrum. You get the picture 😂 😂😂.
Lol We need to add wig manager or wrangler to that list
@Sans That’s the one justifiable job I can see. It must be a full time occupation cleaning, styling, attaching, and maintaining Kate’s hair pieces.
It must include everyone, like nannies, chefs, housekeepers, chauffeurs, landscapers, etc., …right? Because if not, there are SIXTY PEOPLE sitting in KP ostensibly working on the Aarly Years and WilliamShot?
Staff of 60, yet we are supposed to believe Kate is doing all the cooking and gardening and oyster shucking, hence all the bandages on her knuckles and fingers.
CEO will want to fire everyone, start from scratch to get rid of anyone that doesn’t suit their narrative, Peggy will freak, fire the CEO and they will be right where they are now. I think the fact that even the tabloids they have in pocket are turning on them, they are low key freaking out and trying to put their thumb in the perverbial dike.
H&M winning so much positive press with IG is only going to speed this along. Especially if Meg does announce something after the games as the rumors circulating have claimed.
The new person would have to fire that top layer of people. It would be impossible to keep them. Right?
Yet William cant because they know too much. Honestly, if I was some of those henchman I would flat out ask William you keeping me or giving me retirement early. I would be scared for my health at this point.
Seriously. There is not enough money in the world to get me to work for William. Well, I’d do it for like a week or two just to observe as much as I could and get some dirt, but then I’d be out of there. He’s such a miserable, abusive human being, I can’t imagine how he treats his staff. (Although it’s probably better than he treats his wife.)
Maybe Simon Case (the fly) will leave Downing Street and return to KP as the CEO. 😂 🤷♀️
It’s difficult for me to envision anyone who is seriously interested in being independent of the usual palace shenanigans taking on that role. Based on the job description of “servant leadership” that was stated, I have to wonder how effective that person will be in such a divisive, backstabbing environment. 🧐 💭 Will the role be Duchy funded or taxpayer funded? I’m curious 👀.
I was thinking a new role for Jason Knife to bring him back in the fold. Anyway, no one wants to admit that the real problems are the people who can’t be fired and have lifetime job security (or one of them does, lol). Those two are chaos agents.
I was thinking that Knauf might take on this role as well.
I thought that too MsIam — can you imagine what a snakepit KP would become if this happens? It’s already a den of thieves and it’s clear Knauf is still pulling strings behind the scenes.
Jason probably has too much ego and a propensity to blackmail for titles and honours. I’m guessing someone brand new who doesn’t have any dirt on the Wales’s. Yet.
How I would love to be a fly on the wall for the internal meetings to discuss this at the headhunters.
I see scare and crow have decided to remain in the news cycle during the duration of the games
Without actually having to do work.
I am sure that we have all seen the Meme with someone asking if it is spelt “Shitshow” or “Shit show” for their resignation letter. This will be the new CEO about 5 days into their new job.
I actually hadn’t seen it but it’s funny!
This sounds like more laziness. So instead of William having meetings with each divisions private secretary, under this plan he just meets one guy. Now everything will be the CEO’s fault. Get real. Hopefully William still has to have counsel meetings.
1. Are photogs giving Kate fake teeth? In real life does she wear veneers or dentures? I have to get a set of veneers due to illness. If kates teeth are fake they don’t look bad. A bit too long maybe.
2. Is them having a ceo even allowed. The palaces are public/royal institutions. So the ceo would not only need to co-ordinate with chuck they would also need to report with him.
I’m pretty sure Kate has had veneers since at least the engagement announcement
Maybe they (or William) found that assuming Charles’ Prince of Wales/duchy position involves some extra duties which go with the position. Maybe William’s existing staff said “No, we won’t do the extra work,” or they are not experienced in these duties, so now William needs a new sucker, pardon me, I meant a new staff member to take care of Duchy-related matters.
@Macky: I’m sure she has veneers, and also notice (it’s really apparent in the third photo where’s she’s grinning maniacally) that she’s overdoing it on the botox again. The super shiny face gives it away.
WTH is “able to operate as a servant leader”? Does that literally mean they’ll be in charge of the SERVANTS?!?!? Do they actually refer to their staff as f-ing servants?!?
I only know that term from church. It means a leader who believes their role is to serve others and not just be the one in charge. Who knows what wank mean by that term. I don’t see them serving anyone, they barely work at all.
That’s the only way I know that term, too, with its religious overtones, which kind of threw me, as W&K are not religious people. And too, they put the word ‘servant’ in quotation marks, not ‘servant leader’, which I found confusing.
I think they mean “leaders of the staff” while remaining a “servant of the scared (will and kate)”.
I remember the late Queen was once asked a question about servants and she replied that she didn’t have servants, she had staff.
These two are so out of touch it isn’t funny.
I wonder if there is danger money for being in between those two throwing cushions at each other.
Yep, “servant leader” is an interesting choice of words, and quite revealing – not in a good way. They want a CEO who is happy to be a servant, and who has “low ego” (whatever that is supposed to mean – my guess is “does what they’re told without question or challenge”)?? Those are surely the very opposite of what you’d want from a CEO.
And why do they need a CEO anyway? It’s not like the gruesome twosome do enough to justify the role. I guess this is just for appearances, to try and portray themselves as some kind of large multinational enterprise.
You have to laugh.
I’m familiar with”Servant Leadership” from Lean & Agile project management. It does make me wonder if Bully & Kate heard of some executive buzzwords and want to get some of that Agile stuff 🙂
Basically this style prioritises employee support & engagement. It isn’t about that person being The Big Boss and everyone scurries around carrying out their demands.
Now, this is all very well, but organisational culture change needs to be authentic & fully endorsed from the top down, if there’s any hope of it sticking…
“Servant” jumped out at me, too! The only thing I could think of is that they meant “civil servant” — which is technically what the entire BRF is supposed to be (lol) — but I doubt that whoever wrote that ad meant it that way.
They flat out meant “servant” as opposed to “staff” because W&K are so egotistical and grandiose and have nothing but their titles and status to cling to.
Think “Downton Abbey” in terms of servants. I do remember the late Queen saying decades ago, when someone asked her how many servants she had, her reply: “I don’t have servants. I have staff. Obviously the Incandescent One is NOT following in his grandmother’s footsteps.
Edit: Tbonesmum: Sorry, I didn’t see your comment about the Queen before commenting on it myself.
I can’t believe someone put “servant leader” in a job description.
Right? It sounds like it came from that “Thing Explainer” book where the phrases can only be derived pulling from a limited vocabulary.
And ‘low ego’, that is truly weird, like, sinister weird!
No one with any actual experience or ability would respond positively to that posting. When an organization is so out of touch that their job description makes it sound like indentured servitude but with fewer perks, the only rational course of action is to run far, far away.
Just promote Jason KKKnauf again and be done with it.
Also, that first photo of KKKate? Whew. She is looking ROUGH.
What kind of job description explicitly says “low ego” and emotional intelligence?
Someone willing to take their arrogance and abuse and not be upset by it.
I’d love to know how exactly they plan to measure candidates’ “emotional intelligence.”
The CEO will deal directly with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s household…
He’s hiring someone to deal with Daddy.
Awesomely hilarious.
Except William seems to think that C&C will be okay with the Wales employee bypassing theirs. Chuckie can literally ignore any message that doesn’t come from his staff, nor will Willie’s CEO have direct access to the king like they seems to think. Little Willie can stamp his feet all he wants, but he needs daddy to play ball with him on this one and I don’t think Camilla is going to allow it.
It doesnt matter who they hire if they do not put in the work.
I’m torn between thinking it’s slightly impressive that they’re they’re admitting they don’t want to be in charge of palace stuff, and being overall outraged.
Leadership clearly isn’t their strong suite, but wtf is a king supposed to be, if not a leader? They’re too lazy to even manage their household and office people? The monthly phone calls/meetings are cutting into their down time? What are they doing all day that palace work is too boring and beneath them?
They’re calling it CEO, but they’ve never experienced that, so it will be someone who thinks they’re going to do CEO things, but will be treated like a super courtier by Willy. One courtier to rule them all. Which will also mean that they will get all the temper tantrums and blame for any cock ups.
I think this means some friend of Wills told him how great it is to have a CEO who runs things so you can just gad about and only check in with them when needed.
Impressive, out loud commitment to laziness.
“I think this means some friend of Wills told him how great it is to have a CEO who runs things so you can just gad about and only check in with them when needed.”
@Lucy that is probably exactly it!
I have a different view on this new strategy. I think this is being done to bring back Jason Knauf into the fold. Does this mean that Kate will not be filling the Private Secretary vacancy?
Agree – Knauf is still *unofficially* in deep with the WanKs and has clearly shown his loyalty and ability to do their dirty work and back-stabbing.
Yeah, they’ll post the listing publicly (is that required in the UK? I know it is in certain positions in the US, even if they already know the position will be filled internally and exactly who will fill it) but it’s likely a smokescreen to bring Jason back.
I sure hope this new CEO doesn’t expect the staff to:
– work a full day
– respond to emails
– attend meetings
– follow up on assigned projects
– correct errors and take responsibility
– produce results
Those are gauche American traits and no one wants those. And anyone fired is just going to run straight to the Fail to expose the real KP scene. LMFAO.
What is wrong with Karen keen eye? It Looks distorted. Also these people don’t need more staff to do nothing. They already have 60 possibly more who already do nothing. And why would they when wank and Katie keen are do nothing’s themselves
You know, it’s one of the few times I’ve seen evidence of the wonky eyes people keep talking about. It’s clearly visible to me in the pictures.
That announcement makes clear that they don’t know what servant leadership is. They’re using it to imply that the ceo position would take a subservient role to those two but that is not AT ALL what servant leadership means.
Servant leaders prioritize their team over their own goals but they absolutely are leaders and not servants.
Yep, just in case we need additional evidence that these people have no idea what they’re talking about. I assume someone in the palace heard the term once and William just heard ‘servant’ and got stuck on it.
@Lee the entire listing is a convoluted mess. I can’t imagine what type of candidates they’ll generate from it…
so…they are firing the chihuahuas in the trench coat and replacing them with the corgis? That’s the upgrade? They want an advisor to go bark bark instead of yap yap to all their ridiculous ideas and wag tails approvingly?
Hey now, don’t bring the corgis into this🤣
@Lanne
Perfect analogy is perfect. 10/10. No notes.
😂😂😂
@Lanne! 😂
The incompetence of the courtiers is one of the main reason I’ve become fascinated by the royals. Cuz the people who work there like Simon case are the same people that run Britain which has been very obvious the past decade. And they are all just a clown show. I would trust the country with a small town church’s advisory council more than them.
The royals are a symbol for the British elites. Incompetent, stupid, ignorant arrogant, entitled, insular, hierarchical and blind. It’s really obvious that Meghan took one look at the structure and was horrified. The cookbook and the smartset ideas only revealed how backward the rest of the institution was. Everything that has happened within the family is just a small microcosm of what has happened to Britain during the past decade of Tory rule. The royals are just a smaller stakes version. The way the royals have treated Meghan and Harry are an entry point to look at what Tory’s have done with their austerity. They all think this is the 1800s and the are still masters of the universe and they don’t care how their actions effect the “peasents”. A bunch of people who desperately want to be Mountbatten separating india and Pakistan. They care more about being in history books than the fact that it would mean they probably are responsible for the murder of millions.
Factual and well said. I saw a quote on Twitter the other day: “The monarchy is finished. It died some time ago, but they are still making the corpses dance.”
That being said, that dazzling overall botox shine is bloody frightening. They’re trying to compete with Meghan’s natural glow and youthfulness, but you can still see the haggard under all the makeup.
Whoa. That is a quote.
A “Weekend at Bernie’s” royal family for sure.
Wow, that quote is a *perfect* description! And the corpses are still dancing as little as they possibly can.
Totally agree with the dancing corpses. It’s just sad no one will do anything about the absurdity of the royals. British deference and the elites have propped them up for a long time. Many people want knighthoods. But corpses stink and rot and decay. And the royals find a way to pick the absolute worst option in every situation and social media means we get to watch every step of the way.
Thou tbf to the royal they nor their staff have to be good or impactful at the job. They really can just be corpses you parade around to wave. For the last year of her life that’s basically what they did with the queen. The whole point of monarchy is you don’t get to choose you get whoever you get. Everything else is theatre. And as long Parliament is under Tory rule, the monarchy will never be abolished. So why should they give any effort
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Bring on the dancing corpses wherever they may roam
Shiver and say the words of every lie you’ve heard
First I’m gonna make it
And then I’m gonna break it ’til it falls apart
Hating all the faking
And I’m shaking while I’m breaking your brittle heart
With apologies to Echo and the Bunnymen…
That quote always reminds me of the photograph of all the remaining white royals on the stairs after Charles’ promotion. That photo included a woman who was being held up on either side by others because she looked like she couldn’t stand on her own. Just a classic “Weekend at Bernie’s” situation.
Directly answerable to Will and Kate? Interfacing with Buckingham Palace? Work on their long term goals? That is basically the job of the private secretary. So the one that Will has now isn’t up to the job? This is going to be verrrrry interesting to see how it plays out, but I can’t see it going well.
I doubt they have any “long-term goals” ( har har) aside from trying to keep the monarchy from falling apart, which it’s doing right now quite nicely.
A servant leader with low ego? What the F is this JD?
Am I missing something or is this just a new “fancy” (in their mind) title for the private secretary role? In an actual business CEO answers to the board and is accountable for the results of the company. In this case what is this CEO accountable for? No. of petty headlines?
Also there is no such thing is CEO with low ego. The two terms simply can’t do-exist in one sentence.
This role is anything but a ‘CEO’ let’s be honest. More accurate would be ‘fall guy’.
@HG: that was one of my first thoughts, a CEO with a low ego? No such being exists! Plus I googled CEO compensation. They generally get a salary, yes, but most of their income comes in the form of bonuses based upon the company’s financial success. What does this look like for the BRF? Bags of cash at the performance review? Does William even know how to conduct a performance review?
I’m going to go with “no” re: William knowing how to conduct anything resembling a performance review
Ah… servant leader… usually found in religious job descriptions or nonprofit… translates to: underpaid, undermined, expected to take abuse and never complain.
On a day to day level, as someone astutely noted above, it just means even less work for William and Kate. And another layer of unaccountability for them, too. Once the CEO has the mandate the CEO will be able to perform dirty work without any involvement from them.
They have no idea what a CEO of a 60 person company with a budget in the tens of millions would actually get paid in the real world and I guarantee they aren’t paying it.
That was where my mind went, too: William wants someone to do his dirty work for him (as if he doesn’t already have teams of people doing this) — particularly when it comes to dealing with Charles.
Honestly, this entire listing seems like a middle finger to Charles, who just talked about downsizing staff recently.
Isn’t William already the boss/CEO of Kensington Palace . Ultimately the taxpayers are bearing the cost as the money comes from the duchy of Cornwall. The palace is already bloated with 60 staff
Nope, that was Kate. And she’s been demoted, apparently.
If the PoW/KP is genuine about this then I hope it succeeds ~ since 2017, KP has acted more like a powerful individual with petty grievances and seem to forget they have a brand to carry forward & evolve. I am rooting for him with this and if indeed they are looking for a Servant Leader , which is the best type for this role, then at least the thinking is in the right direction. However, I hope the PoW also knows he has to be a servant leader as well ~ this is what his position calls for~ to centre the greater good over himself ~ as their positions are not political/ it’s social capital they have so this is what HE should aim to be.
Nelson Mandela was a servant leader & in some cases so was Barack Obama.
Harry shows sign of this, Harry puts the greater good at the forefront & so much so that often people forget he is a leader.
However, why then is this being leaked via Daily Mail and with R Eden of all persons? Why not announce this disruption of the status quo via non Royal Rota to show they mean business- via Financial Times , The Economist, Bloomberg News UK – why taint the announcement – placing it as gossip & palace sources said etc? Just be all business & leave the Rota behind – that’s part of the biggest issue.
@HillR, I wish I was as optimistic as you are, but William definitely *does not* have what it takes to prioritize the greater good over himself. Ever.
I just can’t get over 60 staff. What do they do?????
I think a minimum of 50% are housekeeping staff. Their homes tend to have a lot of rooms filled with crap that has to be dusted. The vacuuming alone would take half a day or more. Landscaping and garden care would take more than a few staff, chauffeurs for land and air, and childcare to name a few.
And don’t forget, they have a lot of homes. That’s a lot of bathrooms to clean, way more than 13.
“Set the cat among the pigeons?” That’s…I understand the phrase, but it’s another one I’ve never heard before. They’re all so hopelessly old-fashioned, it’s comical. I really, really think both palaces need to rethink their strategy of holding onto all these fusty courtiers and come into the future. It’s hilarious, also, that they acknowledge that there are some difficult personalities at KP. You heard a lot about the Queen, but you rarely heard that she or Philip were “difficult.” But that’s all you ever hear about KCIII and William. That’s not good.
I’d never heard it before, either. These people are stuck so many centuries behind the rest of the world in every way, but it’s particularly jarring in a context like this— when discussing filling an important leadership position in freaking 2023. A saying like that is so wildly out of place.
SueBarbri33, it’s an expression that I grew up with (American). It’s probably quite apt here, because IF they can find someone to work with that title and job description it will be upsetting the order of things–and that order has been around a long time. Frankly, if that individual isn’t given autonomy to do what’s necessary, it will be chaos and angry employees. Let the good times roll.
It’s also the name of a story by Agatha Christie: Cat among the pigeons
@SueBarbri33 – it’s an old saying that was actually the title of one of Agatha Christie’s Poirot mysteries. A mystery which I recommend btw, It’s one of Agatha’s better ones! I am an Agatha superfan and it amuses me (in an eyerolling way) that I understand many of these stuffy courtier phrases because they are used quite frequently in Agatha’s stories- many Poirot mysteries are set among the aristocracy (very much contra Miss Marple) and contain quite strong negative commentary of the British class system if you study Poirot’s career in the books. Anyway, Cat Among the Pigeons was published in the 1950s, so yes it is a very old-fashioned phrase, and I agree so old-fashioned it is comical! : )
Well, it’s certainly their idea of “revolutionary” and “throwing out the traditional” in favor of something from the 1950s. Sounds about right for WanK. As long as a contemporary word like CEO is in there, they feel like their mission is accomplished because they’re operating on a purely superficial level.
“Low ego” might mean – somebody who is there to do actual work and not just because their family is aristocratic, but it’s an awfully weird thing to put on a job description. And I have to laugh at how the “high-powered recruitment firm” has put an ad online. When you’re looking for a CEO, you already know who is out there, who’s available and who would be suitable. If you post an ad, it’s only because it’s required by regulations, not because you’ll actually hire from it.
I also laughed at “Will the King and Queen have to follow their lead?” What happened to Will is an enforcer, not co-ruler? To me, this looks like another part of the “the summit” – Charles telling Will to clean up his act and his office.
Exactly. Any top-notch executive search firm already has a huge database of well-researched individuals who could fill the position without the need to place an ad online. This is just ridiculous flummery to cover up the fact that KP is a floundering ship with two vacant-headed dolittles at the helm and KFC has read them the riot act.
A CEO with a “low ego” is an oxymoron, ffs.
@Eurydice, I questioned the same thing above— it must be required to post the listings publicly since it’s a taxpayer-funded position?
Either Will already knows he’s bringing Jason back, or…they are actually looking for someone to fill all of the qualifications laid out in this joke of an ad.
Godspeed to whoever ends up filling it, I guess.
At first I wondered if this wasn’t one of their major announcements that goes nowhere. But, if it’s Charles putting his foot down, then I think they already know who they want and the posting is just pro forma.
They can only get clicks by mentioning the Sussexes. Harry had nothing to do with this, why is his name coming out their mouths?!
It’s honestly so unbelievable to me at this point that they STILL throw Harry’s name into every. single. article., no matter how unrelated he is to the subject matter.
IDK if they realize that all they’re doing is exposing the sad truth: that their RF is too dull to generate clicks on its own merits.
The CEO “will be responsible for the development and implementation of TRH’s long-term strategy.”
LOL. Willy’s “long-term strategy” is to wait for his father to die.
This made me laugh so hard. The accuracy!
They’ll probably just end up hiring Kate’s brother due to his experience in marshmallow innovation.
Things are so bad between the Wales and the Monarch they have to hire an intermediary? Thats what I understood from that job description.
Did they just copy and paste the description from when Kate almost (but not quite) hired the “ball-buster” who worked for Jamie Oliver? I swear they used the exact phrases “revolutionary” and “cat amongst the pigeons” then. And most likely this will turn out the same – nobody who would actually be an effective CEO would ever accept this job!
Let’s count the red flags together:
🚩 Having been built up as a “revolutionary” new leader, everyone under this CEO is immediately going to resent them. The courtiers never take kindly to an outsider telling them what to do, especially if it’s not someone from their very insular world.
🚩 “Low ego” is obviously code for “Will and Kate” are going to take credit for any ideas you have!
🚩 This CEO will have the thankless task of managing not only their own team, their principals (who often have different agendas and – ahem- different locations) but also coordinating with Charles and Camilla and their whole team! And since C &C have a different household structure, this ceo will either end up running messages back and forth forever or trying to run both palaces.
🚩 Although they are calling this person CEO, it’s very clear to me that they won’t have any real power to change things. They still report to and serve the “senior royals”. What is a “servant leader”??? It sounds like a figurehead who can be blamed – sacrificial lamb might be more apt.
Not sure this link will work, but I googled to find the actual job announcement. Trust the trashbloids to get it wrong. The job is COO, not CEO, and the person reports directly to the Principal Private Secretary of W&K. So the private secretaries are still in charge. Try this: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiniaX7x6qBAxUpMTQIHdt7A_oQFnoECB8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopportunities-board-cdn.odgersberndtson.com%2Fdocuments%2FADV-0002477%2FCOO%2520Job%2520Description&usg=AOvVaw2AvFyKvvzIRwE3KBty1jtk&opi=89978449
If that doesn’t work, just google the headhunter agency with job announcement for KP.
Wait, so not only do W&K each have their own Private Secretary (even though Kate’s been without one for a while), but they ALSO have a “Principal Private Secretary” for both of them?
WTF does that person do?? Oversee the two other private secretaries? Whose main jobs are to oversee W&K’s diaries, even though these two work the equivalent of like two full weeks a year? Omg these people are RIDICULOUS. I would be so angry if my taxes were contributing to all of these unnecessary salaries.
I honestly don’t know what they do! The COO job has a finance component, an HR component, a ‘compliance’ component (whatever that is), and a ‘governance’ component, IIRC. And each of those things has a person who’s the head of that, so it’s just layers & layers of bureaucracy.
What we have here is a gossip opportunity! Are there any British CBers willing to apply??
@Mrs. Smith, I like the way you think! We need a mole, lol.
“In an apparent admission that there are some strong-willed, difficult characters are the palace, the job description states that the successful candidate must be ’emotionally intelligent, with ‘low ego’. Telling me that Kate and William are difficult without telling me that they are difficult 😏😏
First comment, that’s what I think, too. I think both of them are horrible to staff, so I can’t imagine the type of person who willingly works for them.
i wonder at these two. We are told they argue and shout in front of staff, as well as throw objects at each other. The staff must find this kind of environment difficult and some probably want to leave on a regular basis; however, i suspect W&K pay quite high for them to stay and not tell. (Ditto her stylists, who must know the secrets of the wig and rake in a good wage to stay and never breathe a word.) The fact W&K openly argue and throw things about in front of staff could be construed as a form of workplace bullying, ie if you want to stay here you have to put up with us shouting and hurling things at each other.
Do you think they might consider CarolE for the position?
I’d say Carol debtor Middleton certainly may have been behind the idea.
Didn’t Party Pieces latterly hire a CEO, so Carol could devote her talents to other things (aka propping up her fragile daughter) ? And we all know how that ended.
So, essentially the hire must be to permit W&K to step back and do even less. Why are they getting away with it?
A couple weeks ago they reported that they had a staff of 50. Now it’s 60. Were they trying to seem relatable? Also, for 2 people whose children are at school all day and have no discernable activities to fill their time, why do they need all those people? Maybe they need to rotate people so they don’t drive them crazy?
William and Kate need a low ego CEO who is basically a “yes man”