Queen Advertises for Royal Chewing Gum Remover to Clean Up Her Palaces

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The Queen is looking for a royal chewing gum remover to keep her palaces clean.  An official advert for a cleaner at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh states the successful applicant must 'arrange for the removal of chewing gum from Historic and State Apartments'.

The £16,000-per-year job listed on the British Monarchy website will require the staff member to pick sticky gum off furniture for four hours a day.

A royal source told The Sun: 'It is extraordinary that guests to the Royal Palaces do leave chewing gum.

'You wouldn't expect people to be chewing gum when they visit, let alone stick it on the priceless antiques or parquet furniture.'

More: Queen advertises for royal chewing gum remover to clean up her palaces | Daily Mail Online

Cindy

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Forget Downton Abbey and Upstairs Downstairs. This week, we have had a glimpse behind the scenes of a real-life royal household, with the news that The Queen has been advertising for someone to remove chewing gum from the floors and furniture at Holyrood House.
Her Majesty's chosen cleaner must be available to prise pink goo off parquet for four hours a day, five days a week (including Sundays), on a part-time salary based on a rate of £15,912 per year.
The successful applicant will also be required to perform more conventional, less adhesive-related tasks, namely the making of royal beds and the laundering of royal linen.

Wanted: cleaner to pick chewing gum off royal floors. Republicans need not apply - Telegraph

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 :cry: Ugh.