英エリザベス女王がメイドを1人募集

今年90歳になる英エリザベス女王がこのほど求人広告を掲載した。今回彼女はメイドを1人募集しているが、それはつまりバッキンガム宮殿に住み込みで掃除などを手伝う人間が必要という訳だ。
新華網が伝えた。

ではその仕事内容を見てみよう。
求人広告には、このメイドは、英国で最も有名なバッキンガム宮殿で、絨毯や家具、アンティークの清掃及びお手入れの仕事と書かれている。

そしてこのメイドはバッキンガム宮殿の中で暮らすことができるのだ！
採用された人は、退職金と毎年33日間の有給休暇が与えられるという。

「人民網日本語版」2016年9月5日
http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2016/0905/c94659-9110620.html

Wanted: a maid for Queen Elizabeth
5th of September 2016
Wanted: a maid for Queen Elizabeth
In the UK, Queen Elizabeth has advertised for a full-time maid at her Scottish palace. The starting salary is just £12,000 (€14,300) a year.
The job advertisement, which had an application closing date of August 21, insists that enjoying "working as part of a team" is a mandatory requirement for the future housekeeping assistant.
The permanent housekeeper would work 37-and-a-half hours a week at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official Scotland residence of Her Majesty the Queen.
The option of staying in accommodation provided by the Royal Household is also available.
As part of the role, her majesty's maid would take care of "antiques and specialist cleaning" and also be adept at "meeting, greeting and guiding guests at functions and events".
The housekeeping assistant must also "be meticulous, with a close attention to detail", be "enthusiastic" and "thrive in a busy, team focused environment", as well as having a passion for the hospitality industry.
http://www.europeancleaningjournal.com/magazine/articles/latest-news/wanted-a-maid-for-queen-elizabeth

Maid (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia via kwout

Maid is a title granted to the eldest daughter of a Laird. The title is not often used today but can still be used. The title is customary and not automatically given.
The eldest daughter of a Laird is entitled to place the title at the end of her name along with the Lairdship therefore becoming "Miss [Firstname] [Lastname], Maid of [Lairdship]." Only placing the word "Maid" at the end of the name is incorrect as the Lairdship must be included.
As the title is customary and not automatic, it means that the eldest daughter can choose if they wish to take on this title, if they choose not to they are simply addressed as "Miss [Firstname] [Lastname] of [Lairdship]"
If the eldest daughter is the heir apparent to a Lairdship, she has the choice to either take on the title "Younger" (see. Younger (title)) or to remain titled as "Maid of [x]". Once they take on the Lairdship in their own right they will then become styled as "Lady" and the title of "Maid of [x]" will pass onto their eldest daughter if any.
The title "maid of [x]" is held for life unless the eldest daughter becomes a "Lady" in her own right and so no one else can be given this title during the lifetime of another Maid. If a Laird has a son who is the heir apparent but still has an elder daughter she is still entitled to become styled as Maid

Laird (/ˈlɛərd/) is a generic name for the owner of a large, long-named Scottish estate, roughly equivalent to an esquire in England, yet ranking above the same in Scotland.^[1] In the Scottish order of precedence, a laird ranks below a baron and above a gentleman. This rank is only held by those lairds holding official recognition in a territorial designation by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. They are usually styled [name] [surname] of [lairdship], and are traditionally entitled to place The Much Honoured before their name.
Although the UK Government deems that "for Scottish lairds it is not necessary for the words Laird of to appear on any part of a passport, requests from applicants and passport holders for Manorial titles and Scottish Lairds to be included in their passports may be accepted providing documentary evidence is submitted, and recorded in the passport with the observation e.g.: THE HOLDER IS THE LORD OF THE MANOR/LAIRD OF ....... ".^[2]The Lord Lyon, Scotland's authority on titles, has produced the following guidance regarding the current use of the term Laird as a courtesy title:
The term ‘laird’ has generally been applied to the owner of an estate, sometimes by the owner himself or, more commonly, by those living and working on the estate. It is a description rather than a title, and is not appropriate for the owner of a normal residential property, far less the owner of a small souvenir plot of land. It goes without saying that the term ‘laird’ is not synonymous with that of ‘lord’ or ‘lady’.
Ownership of a souvenir plot of land is not sufficient to bring a person otherwise ineligible within the jurisdiction of the Lord Lyon for the purpose of seeking a Grant of Arms.
^[3]Historically, the term bonnet laird was applied to rural, petty landowners, as they wore a bonnet like the non-landowning classes. Bonnet lairds filled a position in society below lairds and above husbandmen (farmers), similar to the yeomen of England.^[4]

日本の皇室同様、英国王室もこの先長くは続かないでしょうな。（爆ｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ