At first glance, the £276.92-a-week job may seem like an other cleaning vacancy, but the perks certainly aren't ones that would come with your run of the mill cleaning job.
Whoever is lucky enough to land the role of "housekeeping assistant" will not only get compimentary tickets and special admission to events at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, but they'll also be able to take full advantage of a discretionary car leasing scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
Duties include dusting and vacuuming, running the Queen’s bath and cleaning her priceless antiques as well as various other odd jobs.
The potential maid or manservant to take on the role will also "have contact with members of the Royal family" and must, of course, have an "ability to maintain confidentiality".
For an annual salary of £14,400, the individula must also be willing to make the Royal family's beds, clean their dirty sheets and possess "a motivated, pro-active attitude".
Another talent of the potential employee must be their ability to clean glass as the advertisement also states that applicants must be willing to clean "internal glass" but it doesn't state that the Palace actually has 760 windows - which may come as somewhat of a shock to the person cleaning them.
In January 2013 it was reported that the 87-year-old monarch was looking to employ a dishwasher who could earn £14,200 a year by cleaning the plates at residences such as Windsor, Sandringham, Balmoral and Holyroodhouse.
The post stated that the employee should be "punctual and reliable", "able to work well in a team and have a flexible and willing attitude" and should be "happy to travel and work at other royal residences in the UK and at weekends".
Perhpas the Queen failed to find a suitable applicant last year, and that is why she is recruiting for a 'housekeeping assistant' now.
But for those who would love to work in the palace, but aren't so sure they'd be capable of running Her Majesty the perfect bath every evening needn't worry, as there's several otherjobs up for grabs.
Another role that is listed on the website is for the maternity cover of a Records Manager - with the application closing date set at February 2.
The job specification states that the individual would be responsible for "maintaining and interpreting the records and information management policy", "providing training and advice to ensure that the policy is understood and implemented" and to "support the development of an electronic records management strategy".
Obviously, the temporary role is somewhat different to being the Queen's housekeeping assistant, and certainly won't be an insight into Palace life, but the benefits and perks of the job will no doubt be just as good.
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