Here’s a breakdown of the royal family funding. Lots of staff on payroll! The royal household has published its annual financial statement, including a summary of the Queen‘s expenditure for the year 2017/18. The report shows the money used by the monarch to pay for official duties and maintenance of the palaces rose from £42.8…
Yachting is one of the few careers that translates well into land based home management. Some clients even ask for the “yacht experience” in their homes as a request when setting up private services. Do you ask yourself: ‘What will I do after my yachting days are over?’ This is a dilemma that many yachties…
In today’s society money is the great divider, and raising kids to be respectful of all economic levels is important. This article shares a few ideas for families with higher levels of wealth. Raising children is hard, no matter how much money you earn. But wealthy parents have a unique hurdle: In a household where…
Simeon Rosset reflects on his 20-year career as a butler to the rich and famous. This is a nice piece with great visuals. Enjoy. A modern-day equivalent of Downton Abbey’s Mr Carson, Simeon has worked for nearly 20 years as a butler serving a galaxy of stars, royalty and the odd billionaire. The 37-year-old, from…
I’ve spoken about this recently – your pets should not be your employer’s problem. Some employers are very accommodating, as the Queen’s household has been historically, but ultimately it is a tangle in your service relationship. The head of The Queen’s household, The Lord Chamberlain, has put an end to staff bringing their four-legged companions…
I like this quick article about transitioning from yacht service to household based positions. This is one of the few careers that translates well for private service professionals entering home or estate employment for the first time. A common conversation among crew is ‘life after yachting’. Many see working on a superyacht as a short-term…
It’s always nice to see the progression from service staff to high level, influential posts. Sometimes favoring people close to you gives great opportunity. The husband of a former member of Donald Trump’s household staff has suddenly ratcheted up his career to become an official of the Environmental Protection Agency. He’s just the latest Trump…
As always… Be careful who you hire! Also having great S.O.P’s in place and redundant staff oversight for security purposes wouldn’t hurt. The former personal assistant to Goldman Sachs co-president David Solomon fled to Rome in November 2016, one day after privately admitting he took $1.2 million worth of rare wine from the executive’s collection.…
WARNING – NSFW language ahead… Sometimes we can’t take ourselves too seriously. There is a distinct level of ridiculousness in the lives of some of our employers. This writer is from one of my favorite websites, Jalopnik. It covers the car industry and on the high end gets into the luxury vehicle category, sometimes in…
When your employers need to take luxury security seriously… …It has complete class VR 9 ballistic protection in both transparent and non-transparent areas, which means that it can withstand 7.62 x 51mm rounds from an M60, M14 and FN-FAL. The rear window isn’t armored, but the car does have a steel bulkhead behind the seats…