The Prince and Princess of Wales are officially recruiting new staff.

According to the official website of The Household of TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Princess Kate are seeking a new Assistant Private Secretary to join their staff at Kensington Palace.

“The role requires excellent communication and organizational skills with a proven ability to build productive relationships with a wide range of individuals and institutions. 'You must have a proactive and hands-on approach within a small, agile team and have a strong understanding of Welsh communities, issues, government and business.' Spoken Welsh is essential and the ability to both read and write fluent Welsh is desirable.”

In other words, if you don't speak Welsh, too bad.

According to the job description, the Assistant Private Secretary is responsible for “planning and implementing the majority of RH's public engagement in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.” In addition, he/she will contribute to “developing Household's strategy for maximum impact across the constituent countries of the UK, with a particular emphasis on Wales.”

No salary range is stated, but it is made clear that the role is “permanent” and requires a 37.5 hour work week.

According to Simon Morgan (founder of the global security firm Trojan Consultancy, who served as royal guard from 2006 to 2013), working for the royal family is anything but demanding.

“There is a fairly rigorous process,” Morgan told Town&Country in a 2019 interview. It starts with an application that goes through the royal protection department, and if you pass that element and have all the necessary evidence and skills with respect to leadership and decision-making, you are invited to an interview led by a senior protection officer to see who the person behind the application is.” Grant Harold, who from 2004 to 2011 was the then worked as a butler for then-Prince Charles and Camilla, who said that as a result of his work, he “learned very quickly how to greet royalty when meeting them”

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“These guidelines are also available on the Royal Family website if anyone wants to know how to do it right,” Harold told Town & Country. 'I think being polite and being yourself will help in any situation.'

Earlier this year, Kensington Palace needed a new communications director after a now infamous, doctored photo of Princess Kate and her three children was posted in the wake of her mysterious hospitalization in honor of Mother's Day in England.

The photo failed to meet editorial standards and was removed by a number of prominent news organizations, sparking immediate backlash, online speculation, and a litany of conspiracy theories about the royal family's health and marital status.

Princess Kate eventually revealed that she had been diagnosed with an unspecified type of cancer and was currently undergoing preventive chemotherapy.