NPR. This is The indicator from Planet Money, I'm Darren Woods.

And I'm Whelan Wong.

Here on the show, we have covered many professions that are struggling to recruit enough workers.

And Darien, I have discovered yet another job in our global economy

with a dwindling labor pool and an aging workforce.

Okay, carry on, detail. Yes, yes. In fact, all of the people with this job title fit in a single photo because there's only 11 of them.

I'm going to show you the picture right now.

Right, okay, so this is the world's most regal family photo. We've got King Charles and his family all

standing around looking very fancy.

Yes, this is an official portrait from King Charles's coronation in May of

2023. There's the King in the Middle next to Queen Camilla and the

caption reads quote their majesty's are pictured with members of the

working royal family. Our trustees are pictured with members of the Working Royal Family.

That is the Working Royal Family.

None of the layabout couch potatoes.

But in any case, this is a group that have had their fair share of setbacks recently.

We've had cancer diagnoses for two of the key players, King Charles and Kate Middleton.

So what is the job of a working royal?

Today on the show, an expert on the British royal family

walks us through their labor economics,

how they measure productivity,

how they get paid,

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