Princess BeatricePrincess Beatrice’s month’s work experience at Selfridges wasn’t quite the full time job it was made out to be.

The royal, who is fifth in line to the throne, was hired as a personal shopper for the store’s top customers at the start of May but a source has now told the Daily Mail that she had a rather restricted clientèle for security reasons: “She tended to work just three hours a day, although she worked hard and could be seen rushing around the shop floor looking for items for customers.

“All the shoppers who made appointments with Beatrice were regulars at the store. No new customers were served by her.

“Even the shoppers who had been using the service for a while were vetted by security to make sure no harm could come to the princess.

“Everyone knows that working in a popular store like Selfridges could have made Beatrice a target, which is why she had a personal bodyguard with her at all times.”

But measures were also put in place to protect Selfridges and their customers too: “She wasn’t allowed to work on her own, and had the help of two assistants who helped her choose items for the customers.

“Obviously, the store can’t afford to lose its affluent customers, so she needed to be accompanied by people who knew what they were doing.”