# How Does One Get A Job With The Royal Family? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 22, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-a-job-with-the-royal-family/572274 "2011-02-22T20:17:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-a-job-with-the-royal-family/572274/1 "2011-02-22T20:17:06Z")
I was thinking of the British royals, but I guess the question applies to pretty much all royal family. I reckon they don’t put an add in Craigslist, “Wanted: One Nanny, must be able to provide for future king” It can’t be civil service. I am thinking the jobs might be handed down from one generation to the other somehow. Of course I’m basing this on _Family Affair_ and he said he comes from a long line of “gentlemen’s gentlemen,” and was brought up to be in that profession. So does anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-a-job-with-the-royal-family/572274/2 "2011-02-22T20:20:28Z")
They don’t use Craigslist. They use [LizzysList](http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/WorkingfortheRoyalHousehold/Whoarewe.aspx). You can even apply for a summer job with them. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-a-job-with-the-royal-family/572274/3 "2011-02-22T22:22:32Z")
I don’t know about the British, but in Italy it was often an hereditary job. A former professor of my husband’s at USD was a playmate of the Italian royal family’s children. An official playmate. As were her parents and grandparents in their childhood days. Kind of cool, actually- it meant she spent tons of time in the royal household growing up. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-a-job-with-the-royal-family/572274/4 "2011-02-22T23:33:26Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > They don’t use Craigslist. > > They use [LizzysList](http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/WorkingfortheRoyalHousehold/Whoarewe.aspx). You can even apply for a summer job with them. Heh. There’s an [official Facebook page](http://www.facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-a-job-with-the-royal-family/572274/5 "2011-02-23T21:05:26Z")
**Markxxx** you’re really bummed about not being invited to the wedding, huh? Trying to sneak in as an employee? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-a-job-with-the-royal-family/572274/6 "2011-02-23T21:27:20Z")
I’m awaiting the facebook page “I crashed the Royal wedding and accidently the whole cake” ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-a-job-with-the-royal-family/572274/7 "2011-02-23T22:16:02Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > **Markxxx** you’re really bummed about not being invited to the wedding, huh? Trying to sneak in as an employee? 😉 I’ve been out of work for three years and I haven’t had a date since 1999 so yeah I’m made, I figured, I’d get the invite, smooze a date, and land a job with my charm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-a-job-with-the-royal-family/572274/8 "2011-02-24T12:49:43Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > I was thinking of the British royals, but I guess the question applies to pretty much all royal family. > > I reckon they don’t put an add in Craigslist, “Wanted: One Nanny, must be able to provide for future king” > > It can’t be civil service. > > I am thinking the jobs might be handed down from one generation to the other somehow. Of course I’m basing this on _Family Affair_ and he said he comes from a long line of “gentlemen’s gentlemen,” and was brought up to be in that profession. > > So does anyone know? Marry wisely. 🙂