Dismissal letters and other incidents under Carlos III scrutiny

First Amendment: 09/15/2022 – 04:45

King Carlos III became the target of criticism a few days after assuming the throne.

This, after reports in the newspaper “The Guardian”, that up to a hundred employees of Clarence House, the former residence of the king, received letters telling them that their services were no longer required.

Those affected include the private secretariat, the financial office, the communications team and family staff.

The King’s chief advisor explained that after Carlos’ arrival, he and his wife Camilla, consort of the Queen, must move to Buckingham Palace, so Clarence House would be closed and no staff services would be required, Cliff Alderton, in a statement.

However, Alderton said they are “working urgently to identify alternative roles for as many employees as possible.”

And in the event of termination of the worker’s services, he announced that he would “receive an improved compensation” once the measure entered into force, which is scheduled for him within three months.

The announcement came in the midst of a farewell ceremony for the late Elizabeth II, in which the Federation of Public and Commercial Services called the royal decision “a little pity”.

“While some changes in homes were expected as the royal family’s roles shifted, the scale and speed with which these changes were announced is very harsh,” said union general secretary Mark Sirotka.

According to Clarence House’s annual summary, Charles III employed the equivalent of 101 full-time employees, a third of whom worked in the private secretarial office.

The videos show Carlos III very upset

And it is that the controversy over possible separations is not the only criticism persecuting the new king, who is responsible for maintaining the status of the world’s most famous monarchy, as well as for the union of the royal family after his mother’s death.

Other criticisms circulated by the British press were based on two videos that showed the king clearly angry at two incidents that occurred in recent days, one because of the leaking of a fountain pen and the other because of something that was presented to him. as an obstacle.

In one of the released videos, Carlos III was seen losing his cool when a pen started dropping ink while signing a guest book in front of Chambers in Northern Ireland, one of the four countries in the UK the new king visited. On his first royal tour.

It came after another episode of tension, when last Saturday the monarch made angry gestures to people who work for him, when a pencil holder got in his way while signing a document during his inauguration.

The king has been largely exposed to the media since his mother’s death on September 8. He was also subjected to an astonishing timeline that carried him to each of the four states in the state (Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England.) with frequent flights to London to accompany festivities in honor of the Queen.

With EFE and AP