(#3) Warden of the Swans & Marker of the Swans
Historically, this position was filled by one person and was titled Keeper of the Swans. But in 1993 it was decided that swan duty was simply not a one-man job, and thus the separate positions of Warden of the Swans and Marker of the Swans were created. These two are responsible for the annual “Swan-Upping Ceremony.”
Originally, this meant the swans on the River Thames were rounded up as a delicious banquet snack. But now the event is much more animal-friendly, and the Queen’s swans are simply gathered for a census and health check. Yes, another perk of being Queen of England is that you just automatically own all of the swans.
(#13) The Queen's Flag Sergeant
The Queen’s Flag Sergeant has the fun task of raising and lowering the royal standard flag outside the Queen’s residence to indicate whether or not she’s home. The Union Flag is raised when she’s absent. To make matters more difficult, the Flag Sergeant also has to follow the Queen around to all of her residences, raising and lowering the flag upon her entrance and exit. Current Flag Sergeant, Lance Sgt Nathan Bowen, enjoys the position, and stated, “We all sign or swear the oath of allegiance to serve Her Majesty and her offices below and this is the place at the top of the tree to do just that.”
Well... the top of the pole, really, but we get the point.
(#6) Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales
For those of you who think Prince Charles has just been sitting around waiting to finally inherit the throne, think again. He reinstated the role of Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales! (Which is him, by the way.) The role of Official Harpist was discontinued in the days of Queen Victoria, but Charles wanted to grow the harp’s profile as an instrument. Don’t say he doesn’t have goals. The harp is actually an important component of Welsh tradition and Charles hoped the revival of the position would develop musical talent in Wales.
In 2015, Anne Denholm replaced the previous harpist, Hannah Stone, after the married Stone ran off with an opera singer twenty years older than she, causing what can safely be assumed to be the biggest royal-harp-related scandal in a long time.
(#10) The Queen's Bargemaster
Like so many other royal jobs, the Queen's Bargemaster is now mainly ceremonial in function. In the 18th century, the sovereign regularly traveled on the River Thames. Forty-eight Royal Watermen would row the Royal Barges up and down the river, and the Queen's Bargemaster was in charge of them all.
Now there are no state barges, yet still there are 24 Royal Watermen and a Bargemaster. Currently, the royal family uses the Royal Nore, the official motor launch, to travel on the river, and they have 25 men available to escort them, ever so ceremoniously, on board.
(#4) The Royal Horological Conservator
One thing the British Monarchy truly excels at is creating fancy, bullsh*t titles for mundane jobs. The Royal Horological Conservator is actually the Royal Clock Winder. If you haven’t noticed by now, the Queen isn’t generally one to favor modernity over tradition. So rather than using a digital clock, she hires someone to maintain and set over 1,000 clocks in Buckingham Palace and the other royal residences.
That constant tick-tocking plus the morning bagpipe performance is starting to make the palace sound like a downright noisy place to live.
(#5) Keeper of the Queen's Stamps
The Royal Philatelic Collection, AKA the Queen’s stamps, has been kept under the watchful eyes of Michael Sefi since 2003. While this job might sound so dull that it can't be real, Sefi travels internationally to acquire new stamps and arrange stamp exhibitions to display the Queen’s impressive collection.
Though the Queen inherited much of the collection from her grandfather, George V, and apparently doesn't give a f*ck about stamps, she does appreciate the need to preserve the collection. Sefi has been an avid stamp collector since his youth and headed up several philatelic societies before landing the job.
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The members of the royal family always have a beautiful and elegant image, which makes many people are dreaming work for the royal family. Royal officials of various countries have also announced recruitment more than once, and applicants are always in an endless stream. However, according to the statements of several former and current royal employees, royal jobs are not all as fantasy as we thought.
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