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Phil Noble – Pool/Getty ImagesPrince Williamformer employee of Lieutenant Commander Rob Dixonshared a heartfelt farewell with the royal family.
“It’s time to move on,” Dixon, 42, told a recent post on LinkedIn. “I had the most incredible opportunity to serve in a role that not only challenged me, but allowed me to grow, learn and make meaningful contributions alongside a talented and passionate team.”
Dixon was appointed William’s knight in 2020. Two years later he got up Princess Kate Middletonalso equerry, and has sided with the Prince and Princess of Wales for the past four years. (An equerry is an officer in the armed services who works for members of the British royal family as an aide. Dixon, for example, was officially in charge of THR’s Household The Prince and Princess of Wales.)
“It has been a remarkable journey and I look forward to carrying the skills and insights I have gained into my next assignments,” Dixon’s farewell message continued. He went on to detail “all the weird and wonderful” moments he’s been a part of with the royal family, including Platinum anniversary the funerals of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and more.
“There were engagements where our whole household was involved, every single person, and there were times when I quite rightly stood alone, deciding and supporting the pictures I had taken,” he added. “It’s time to trade the cylinder and tails for a ‘daily work rig’ again, and it’s the right thing to do.”
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Dixon noted that he was “thrilled” to be “moving onwards and upwards” in a new role in the Royal Navy as Squadron Leader Mike Reynolds assumes the role of William’s horseman in the future.
“I will forever be grateful to everyone who played their part alongside me at Team Cambridge and Team Wales, as well as my superb directors,” Dixon concluded. “I wish you all fair winds and following seas.”
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Before Dixon’s news, royal biographer Robert Hardman writes in his new book, New King, New Court, that the Prince and Princess of Wales are intended to limit staff members at their home in Windsor.
“The couple did not attempt to increase the number of staff at Adelaide Cottage, not least because there would have been little room for it,” Hardman writes, noting that “the Kensington Palace team included a ‘yeoman,’ a multitasking employee who takes care of everything from luggage to uniforms, but there is no “gentleman’s gentleman” on staff.
He also explained that there is “certainly no butler” helping William and Kate. “Pretty much (only) they’re at home with the kids.”
