Buckingham Palace Is Hiring a £28,860-a-Year Royal Letter Writer
Buckingham Palace will pay you from £28,860 a year to write letters for the King.
The Royal Household is recruiting a Correspondence Officer to join the Records section of the Private Secretary's Office at Buckingham Palace, the office that manages official paperwork for the monarch. The successful applicant will draft replies on behalf of His Majesty King Charles III, Her Majesty Queen Camilla, and Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, according to the advert detailed by Royal Central.
It is office work with a royal twist. The post sits in London, inside the Palace itself. You would be answering the thousands of letters sent to the King, the Queen, and the Prince and Princess of Wales every year.
The terms are set out in plain figures. The job is full-time, at 37.5 hours a week from Monday to Friday. It is fixed-term from December 2026 until December 2027. The starting salary is listed as between £28,860 and £31,024.50 per year.
Good writing is the point. The advert says the officer must ensure members of the public receive a “thoughtful, timely and well-crafted response”. That means reading each letter carefully. Then striking the right tone for a reply sent in a royal name.
Time is short if you want to apply. Applications close at 11:55pm on 18 October 2026. Letters to the King can already be addressed to His Majesty The King, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA, as listed on the Royal Family's contact page.
This is not the first time the letter room has called for help. In January, the Household was recruiting a Senior Correspondence Officer on a two-year contract beginning in March 2026, as reported by Fortune.
What makes this stand out is the access. Few office jobs let you speak, politely and on paper, for some of the most written-to people in Britain. Bring clear sentences and calm judgment. The Palace will supply the headed paper.
