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Alicia Curry & Tianna Corbin

Kate Middleton looking for new assistant and is offering £27.5k a year for the job

It looks as though Kate Middleton is currently on the hunt for a new assistant, but you will need to be a fan of the royal to bag the job.

The vacancy was released by The Duchess of Cambridge's royal household to support Kate's official and charitable work. According to MyLondon, the position will pay a salary of £27,500 a year and over 200 have currently applied for the role on LinkedIn.

The successful applicant will be working closely with the assistant private secretary and be tasked with providing a wide range of administrative and operational support to them. Some of the key jobs involved include managing their diary, taking minutes in meetings and monitoring emails. It's based in Kensington Palace and is a permanent contract that requires 37.5 hours of work per week.

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On LinkedIn, the job advert specifies all the qualities that the royal household is looking for in the ideal candidate. They state they're looking for someone with "previous secretarial and administrative experience".

Along with this, the ideal applicant must have excellent IT skills, organisation and written and spoken communications. However, even if you have those qualities, it doesn't mean you will make the cut as the advert implies you should be a fan of Kate and her husband Prince William.

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Another criteria that applicants need to stand a chance of being successful is having "an awareness of, and interest in, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's work and activities". People interested only have until May 12 to apply for the role.

Under the person specification on the advert, it reads: "The Household believes that the diversity of modern society is its greatest asset. We reflect this in policies to attract, employ and reward the very best talent, regardless of gender, race, ethnic or national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age.

"Our recruitment process enables us to recruit from the widest available pool with an approach which is fair, open and accessible."

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