Prince William Cut Queen Camilla's Sister From the Royal Staff

Prince William has reportedly made up his mind and wants to trim down the monarchy, but a new report shows that his methods also involve cutting staff from the Duchy of Cornwall, the royal family's 700-year-old estate. According to this year's Integrated Annual Report, the royal family decided not to re-hire Queen Camilla's sister, Annabel Elliot, who worked as an interior designer on the Duchy of Cornwall payroll. While she previously was working on the royal family's vacation homes, she was no longer employed by the royals from 2023 through 2024. William, who holds the titles Duke of Cornwall and Prince of Wales, was put in charge of the Duchy of Cornwall in 2019, when King Charles III granted him the title and its responsibilities.

"Sources confirmed that Prince William would no longer employ Ms. Elliot, although it was no reflection on her work," The Telegraph reported yesterday. Sources told the publication that the queen's sister's assignment was considered complete and the rest of the staff had learned sufficiently from her to keep things going. 

People reports that Elliot started working for the family back in 2005 and then-Prince Charles hired her as "chief designer of his estates." The publication notes that she was paid "several hundred thousand dollars over the years." Her work included furnishing and decorating estates in Cornwall, Wales, and the Isles of Scilly.

"During the period to 8th September 2022 the Duchy paid Mrs. Annabel Elliot, the 24th Duke of Cornwall’s sister-in-law, in the normal course of business and on an arm’s length basis £19,625 [$25,276.51] for fees and commission and £12,316 [$15,862.70] for the purchase of furniture, furnishings, and retail stock for the Duchy of Cornwall Holiday accommodation, Duchy offices and Duchy Nursery," the report reads, which is the same information that was shared last year. "At 31st March 2024, there was £nil (2023: £nil) [nothing] remaining payable to Mrs. Elliot in respect of these."

Earlier this year, Elliot accompanied the queen to Wimbledon. When Camilla was crowned at Westminster Abbey in May 2023, her sister served as her coronation attendant.

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