Royal staff will enjoy a 5% pay rise as part of this weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, to help them through the cost of living crisis.
Members of staff who have previously had their pay frozen for two years will enjoy a welcome boost to their bank balances.
The pay rise is in recognition of the employees' hard work during the pandemic.
It comes as the royal household leads the celebrations for the four-day bank holiday jubilee weekend.
A source told the Telegraph : “Staff will get a minimum of 2.5% pay rise, rising up to 5% depending on their personal performance
“It is not being billed as a Jubilee bonus, it's in recognition of everyone’s hard work over the past two years.”
A palace insider said to Mail Online on the impact on the pay rise: “Everyone is really delighted with the pay rise which was announced in an internal memo.
“With the cost of living crisis we are struggling like everyone else and it helps to pay the bills. “Here's to the Queen.”
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set aside £28million of taxpayers’ money for the four-day event, according to the government’s March 2021 budget.
Last year the Mirror took a look at staff pay at Buckingham Palace when a vacancy for security advisor was advertised for £25,000 a year.
The role was part of the team which oversees the vetting procedures for everyone working in the Royal residence.
They also carry out the same duty at Windsor Castle, Sandringham and Balmoral.
It will be a £25,000-a-year, five-day-a-week job - doing 37 and a half hours - for a fixed period of a year.
Applicants will need to have the "ability to remain calm and level-headed under pressure.
In 2020 the palace advertised for an experienced chef to join Buckingham Palace and travel to other royal residences.
The annual salary for whipping up meals fit for the Queen came in just over £22,000
The live-in position includes a room at the plush palace and meals on duty.
In 2018, the palace advertised for an "ambitious and qualified" Demi Chef de Partie to prepare its glitzy state banquets and receptions.
Perks include travelling to other royal residences, such as Balmoral and Sandringham - but the cost of the commutes would be deducted from a salary of just over £21k.
An IT expert looking after the Royal Archives and information systems earns £60-65,000 a year.
The information security job ad calls for someone to discreetly handle the royal records with 'integrity and confidentiality'.
