Buckingham Palace appears to be learning a lesson from the Kate Middleton saga… because they are looking for a new worker bee to help handle the media for them… albeit, someone who will have a relatively low payroll.
On a job advertisement which was just discovered this week by eagle-eyed folks – and which appears to be relatively new – BP says it is hiring a communications assistant to handle all media matters for them… including press inquiries and a series of other responsibilities.
It’s an interesting moment, given the extraordinary intrigue swirling around the Princess of Wales.
Among other duties… BP is looking for someone to provide administrative support, distribute media credentials for palace functions and “produce content for a variety of platforms, including media releases, social media updates and feature articles.”
The Buckingham Palace listing doesn’t ask for Photoshop proficiency… so no image retouching will be necessary, it seems. But social media fluency is clearly important to the Crown.
It’s important to note here… Buckingham Palace is not the official residence of Prince William and Kate – this is Kensington Palace. Buckingham straps King Charles‘ everyday life – so it may not be linked to Kate.
In fact, a Palace rep told us repeatedly that this was Buckingham’s thing and not Kensington’s (which is obvious) and refused to say whether Kate-Gate played any role in their post. They also refused to tell us when this first happened.
Of course, many are already assuming that Buckingham’s team is worried about a barrage of media inquiries if something similar were to happen to Charles – especially given his recent cancer diagnosis – and that they are anticipating a supposed repeated scandal.
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We’ve been following the Princess Kate drama closely… and we even have a documentary – “TMZ Investigates: Where is Kate Middleton?” airing on FOX tonight at 8/9c.
One last note… check the pay for this gig. The amount is just under $32,500/year – not exactly a king’s ransom from the Royal Family!
We hope that whoever they hire for the job is up to the task.