In October 2018, Kensington Palace confirmed much anticipated news.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle areofficiallygoing to be parents!
Will they be hands-on likePrince William and Kate Middletonor more distant likeQueen Elizabeth and Prince Philip?
You also have to wonder if the mom- and dad-to-be will end up choosing to hire a nanny.
However, they’re not actuallyrequiredto hire one.
Want to know a few secrets about royal nannies from the past?
Royal childcare providers were once known asgovernesses, a word that was devised by royalty in 1483.
Unfortunately, some nannies in the 19th and 20th centuries abused their power and became the stuff of nightmares.
“It took my parents three years to notice,” King George revealed.
Charlotte ‘Lala’ Bill was an under-nanny when she realized how the head nanny had been treating King George.
After reporting the mistreatment to the young royal’s parents, the head nanny was, naturally, fired.
Thankfully, Bill then became the main nanny to King George and his brother Edward.
Caregivers or secret-keepers?
Crawford was beyond loyal to the royal family but soon that all changed.
Psychologist Dennis Friedman opined in hisbookit was these two distinct types of relationships that dictated his later romantic relationships.
Eventually, the couple settled on Barbara Barnes.
She was a great nanny perhapstoogreat.
Diana “poached” the nanny for her own children.
This made Princess Michael rightfully angry, but Wallace ended up leaving after finding the public attention too overwhelming.
Webb was also opinionated and had no qualms about criticizing the boys' upbringing.
After spending Christmas atSandringham, Webb complained that the Queen’s staff had spoiled the children.
Diana’s feelings about Webb eventually soured, and by 1992, she stopped speaking to the nanny altogether.
William and Harry, however,still keep in touch with their former nanny.
In fact,Expressreported that she came out of retirement to temporarily care for William’s children.
Diana, however, was not a fan.
This was all false and Legge-Bourke pursued legal counsel to prove it.
By 1997, some four years after becoming William and Harry’s nanny, Legge-Bourke called it quits.
Sadly, the young princes loved their “big sister,” asThe Guardiandubbed her.
But, maybe that’s why the boys loved andseemingly still love her so much.
Perfect may be an understatement.
This comprehensive training lasts for a total of three years.
The nannies also wear the very same uniform since the college opened back in 1892.
