Queen Mother looks for her Jeeves in Reading dole queue

It is a vacancy Jeeves might dream of, but the Queen Mother has chosen a Reading newspaper to advertise for an under butler, because she is anxious to give unemployed men outside London a job opportunity. The discreet advertisement was placed in the Reading Evening Post last Thursday, at the cost of...

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Published inIndependent (London, England : 1986)
Main Author Fowler, Rebecca
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Independent Digital News & Media 16.01.1996
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Summary:It is a vacancy Jeeves might dream of, but the Queen Mother has chosen a Reading newspaper to advertise for an under butler, because she is anxious to give unemployed men outside London a job opportunity. The discreet advertisement was placed in the Reading Evening Post last Thursday, at the cost of pounds 2.75 a line. It said simply: "Under Butler required for Royal Household in London. Please apply to the Comptroller, Clarence House." Although the Royal Family often pay less than the average pounds 25,000 salary, and are more traditional than most employees, it also offers the best perks. According to Ivor Spencer, who runs an international butler school and has provided staff for the Duke and Duchess of York, King Hussein of Jordan and Rupert Murdoch, the job will involve serving food, cleaning silver, opening the door and answering the telephone.
ISSN:0951-9467