The royal family is hiring a planner to help manage the $479 million Buckingham Palace renovation

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• Queen Elizabeth is renovating Buckingham Palace for almost $500 million.
• The palace is hiring a planner to manage the 10-year project.
• The planner will be paid $49,000 a year, plus benefits and pension, and they will have access to some of the palace's recreational facilities.
• Applications are due by November 2020, and you can apply for the position here.
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Home renovations are never cheap. So what happens when your house is a 775-room palace that was originally built in 1703? Yeah, you can expect your renovation budget to be legendary.

That's what Queen Elizabeth is discovering — she's getting ready to update Buckingham Palace, and her budget is clocking in at almost $500 million. I mean, think about what the light bulb budget alone must be at the palace.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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