The employees of the British royal family fear for their jobs.
Due to the corona pandemic, many employees could become unemployed.
The British royal family is also affected by the corona pandemic.
The Royal Collection Trust has now announced that it will have to lay off several employees.
Employees therefore took to the streets last week to protest.
London
- The
British royal family
consists not only of the
Queen
, her children and grandchildren, but also of numerous employees who work for the
royals
.
But even the nobility is not
immune
from the consequences of the
Corona *
pandemic
.
As has now become known, many employees are threatened with
unemployment
.
The first protest is already stirring.
Corona pandemic in the British royal family: Several hundred employees affected
The main problem of the
Royal Collection Trust
, which takes care of the
works of art
, but also the maintenance of the
castles
and the supply of the
royal family
, is the collapse in income due to the Corona * pandemic.
"Due to the effects of the
Covid-19 pandemic
on the finances of the
Royal Collection Trust
, we have to reduce personnel costs," confirmed a spokeswoman.
Among other things, there was a lack of visitors to the royal estates and exhibitions due to the corona restrictions.
Many
castles
have now reopened their gates.
The East Terrace Garden at #WindsorCastle is open to visitors at weekends in September.
The large formal garden, created by George IV in the 1820s features clipped domes of yew & beds of roses planted in a geometric pattern around a central fountain.
https://t.co/CeTbCZbv8L pic.twitter.com/T2xdJQ1WaP
- RoyalCollectionTrust (@RCT) September 2, 2020
Despite the relaxation of some Corona * measures, the
foundation's
financial situation remains
tense.
A voluntary severance payment program has been set up, which around 100 employees have made use of, the spokeswoman said.
In addition, there is
a zero rate in
wages
and talks are being held about a reduction in
pension entitlements
.
In addition, the
Daily Mail
reports
that 600
royal family
domestic workers
- half of the total staff - could
lose their jobs
due to the
austerity measures
.
The employees work in the
royal
estates
, including
Buckingham Palace
.
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Corona pandemic in the British royal family: employees protest in front of Windsor Castle
In front of
Windsor Castle
on Tuesday (September 8th) some workers in their uniforms gathered for a silent
protest
.
They held a poster that read, “King Heinrich cut off heads.
Now they want to get rid of our jobs and cut our
pensions
.
Loyalty is not a one-way street! ”As can be seen on a Twitter photo of the PCS Union.
Many of the
royal family's
servants are
organized in this.
Back in May, the foundation announced that it would cut several hundred
short-term
jobs due to the crisis
.
(dpa / tel) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network.
PCS wardens at Windsor Castle, who work for the Royal Household, have been protesting about cuts to their pensions and jobs.
https://t.co/Hlvv1xTMMK #windsorcastle #RoyalFamily pic.twitter.com/KqO30EbIBK
- PCS Union (@pcs_union) September 9, 2020
The British royal family was also recently hit by shock news.
A body of water was discovered in Kensington Palace.
There was also trouble with Duchess Camilla, the wife of Prince Charles.
At an event, she wore an unusual mask * to protect against corona.
