The Queen is looking to hire a "discreet" individual who will work as a personal secretary for her first cousin. Princess Alexandra, who is based in Richmond, will need a staff to work at least 37.5 hours a week as she performs her royal duties for Queen Elizabeth.
According to reports, the job pays in the range of £30,000 - £33,000 per annum, depending on the person's experience. The right candidate must also possess significant skills in IT, planning and management. Further, the personal secretary for Princess Alexandra must have a good eye for detail, flexibility, and the ability to work under pressure.
The job ad also stated that Princess Alexandra maintains a small team of staff in both her domestic and program management. The chosen candidate will have to liaise with other royal family staff.
Princess Alexandra is Queen Elizabeth's first cousin through her uncle Prince George, the Duke of Kent, who is her father's brother. She was the sixth in line to British throne upon her birth in 1936 but she is, currently, the 53rd in the line of succession.
At 83 years old, the royal is a patron of more than 100 organizations. She has carried out her royal duties on behalf of Queen Elizabeth since the 1950s and is one of the busiest working royals. The official royal site lists her as a working royal as of 2017.
Meanwhile, whoever will land the job as personal secretary will have to report to the Thatched House Lodge, the official residence of the royal. This stunning property, which was built around the 17th century, has been the princess' family home since 1963. She lived here with Sir Angus Ogilvy and their children.
Thatched House Lodge has six bedrooms and six reception rooms. Before Princess Alexandra and her family moved in, this was the home of former British Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole.
Before the Civil List was abolished in 2013, Princess Alexandra was given £225,000 per year as a working royal. The amount was supposed to cover the cost of her official expenses but this was repaid by the Queen to the Treasury during the restructure and the emergence of the Sovereign Grant.
Princess Alexandra has two children, James and Marina, with Sir Ogilvy and four grandchildren. In 1989, Marina's first pregnancy became controversial because it happened out of wedlock. She had a feud with her Princess Alexandra because of this.
