Prince William has decided not to retain the services of Queen Camilla's sister Annabel Elliot, who worked as an interior designer for the Duchy of Cornwall for almost two decades.
After William's father, King Charles III, ascended to the throne in 2022, the 41-year-old prince inherited the title of the Duke of Cornwall as well as the Duchy of Cornwall, a royal estate with an estimated worth over $1 billion.
Since taking ownership of the estate, William has removed Elliot, 75, from the Duchy of Cornwall payroll, according to the Telegraph. Sources who spoke with the outlet said that William "would no longer employ Ms Elliot, although it was no reflection on her work."
Her extensive interiors work across the estate is considered complete and the current staff have learnt sufficiently from her," the insiders added.
Charles hired Elliot as the chief designer of his estates in 2005 after the then-Prince of Wales married Camilla. According to the Telegraph, Elliot earned "several hundred thousand pounds for her services" over the years, and she was paid through the Duchy of Cornwall.
Per the outlet, Elliot's work included decorating and updating the Duchy of Cornwall's rental holiday cottages in Cornwall, Wales and the Isles of Scilly.
In addition, Elliot was tapped to oversee the refurbishment of a 20-bedroom pub in the King’s Poundbury development in Dorset. She also oversaw the conversion of two cottages and a lodge for guests at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
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