Royal staff could go on strike over pay cut
Kensington Palace is in west London (Picture: Getty)
People working at William and Kate’s London residence have threatened to go on strike.
They keep everything going at Kensington Palace, which is open to the public in certain areas as well as being stylish digs for our future king and queen.
But they claim changes to their working hours could see them lose out on £3,000 every year – potentially putting their earnings below the living wage. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will hold talks with palace officials today, but the Sunday Times said workers in the public areas of the palace were likely to vote on whether they should go on strike.
All of the employees involved are wardens who look after exhibits, work in the ticket offices or show visitors around.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3333328t) Prince William and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, arrive to meet staff and volunteers from the Royal British Legion's London Poppy Day Appeal at Kensington Palace in central London Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, London, Britain - 07 Nov 2013
The place is the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s London residence (Picture: Rex)
Many of them have held their jobs for more than a decade, the Times reported.


A spokeswoman for Historic Royal Palaces told Metro.co.uk the palace was open as usual and they didn’t anticipate any disruption at this stage, adding discussions with the union were still ongoing. In a statement, they said: ‘The changes to working hours affect a small number of colleagues in the front-of-house team at Kensington Palace.
‘We have given a year’s notice of the planned changes and are currently in discussions with the PCS union.
‘We value our staff very highly and hope to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement.’