Wealthy households are taking online housekeeping classes as their butlers and nannies are in self-isolation, a UK domestic staff company says.
Polo & Tweed, in Mayfair, London, recruits and trains staff including housekeepers, butlers and chefs for professionals, royalty and celebrities. But families are struggling to keep up with the demands of maintaining their homes during the lockdown as 50 per cent of Polo & Tweed staff live off-site and many are having to isolate.
Polo & Tweed founder and CEO Lucy Challenger said there had been a huge rise in owners of properties, known as "principals", asking for advice and training — including how to change bed sheets, iron and clean.