Prince and Princess of Wales are hiring a new private secretary to organise the royals' UK engagements (but the successful candidate will need a rare skill!)

The Prince and Princess of Wales are looking to grow their squad astatine Kensington Palace - but nan successful campaigner will request to person a uncommon skill.

The royal couple, some 42, are presently hiring an 'Assistant Private Secretary', who will beryllium based successful London.

The imperishable domiciled will impact readying nan Prince and Princess of Wales' engagements crossed nan UK.

However, nan occupation explanation stresses that location will beryllium a 'particular attraction connected Wales' to 'maximise' nan couple's impact.

Prince William and Kate Middleton inherited nan titles of Prince and Princess of Wales pursuing nan precocious Queen's decease successful September 2022 - having antecedently been nan Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. 

The occupation explanation reads: 'This domiciled requires fantabulous connection and organisational skills, pinch a proven expertise to build productive relationships pinch a wide scope of individuals and institutions. 

'You will person a proactive, hands-on attack while operating successful a mini and agile team, and a beardown knowing of Welsh communities, affairs, government, and business.'

However, nan occupation specification did item that nan royal mates are looking for an adjunct backstage caput who tin ideally speak fluent Welsh. 

It concluded: 'Conversational Welsh is essential, and fluent Welsh, some written and spoken, is desirable.' 

The Palace person outsourced nan hiring process to recruitment agency Odgers Berndtson and prospective candidates person until midnight connected 21 July to apply. 

The occupation advertisement comes conscionable days aft nan Princess of Wales' triumphant Wimbledon return past weekend - wherever nan royal was greeted pinch a opinionated ovation.

Before this, nan Princess of Wales had only appeared successful nationalist for Trooping nan Colour amid her ongoing crab treatment.

In May 2024, a elder royal adjutant told nan Mail that nan royal will return to activity erstwhile she is fixed nan 'green light' from doctors.

Her spokesperson said: 'The activity of The Prince and Princess' projects is "always on"…early puerility is simply a immense privilege for The Princess and truthful she has been kept afloat updated passim nan improvement of nan Taskforce's activity and she has seen nan report. '

A elder royal adjutant added: 'The Princess of Wales was nan driving unit down nan business task force. She has been kept up to day since nan inception of nan task unit and she has publication nan study and been briefed connected it.

'This is simply a clear committedness she has made that passim her life of nationalist work that this will beryllium focus. That will proceed erstwhile she returns to work. But we person been really clear that she needs nan abstraction and nan privateness to retrieve correct now. She will return to activity erstwhile she has had nan greenish ray from doctors.'

Earlier this week, King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Cardiff to observe nan 25th day of nan Senedd's opening. 

During a speech, King Charles referenced Prince William's sojourn to Anglesey this period and nan existent Prince of Wales 'relationship pinch this typical land'.

The King said: 'It has fixed maine awesome pleasance to spot my son’s narration pinch this typical onshore continue, including returning only this week to Anglesey - Ynys Môn – a spot which I cognize intends truthful overmuch to him.' 

The Prince and Princess of Wales moved to Anglesey successful 2010 and lived location for 3 years while nan early King was serving successful nan RAF. 

King Charles holds nan grounds for nan longest serving Prince of Wales successful nan Royal Family's history - having held nan title for complete 64 years. 

Ahead of his investiture successful 1969, Charles was taught really to speak Welsh by assemblage lecturer Dr Tedi Millward - who passed distant successful April 2020.