Duchess Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry will once again break tradition by hiring a non-traditional nanny for their month-old son Archie Harrison. A royal historian believes that the Sussex couple will go with someone recommended by the duchess' Hollywood friends.
Victoria Howard, the founder of The Crown Chronicles, told Daily Express that Duchess Meghan won't likely follow in the lead of sister-in-law Duchess Kate Middleton. The latter chose a Norland nanny, trained to look after royal babies when she gave birth to her first child more than seven years ago.
Duchess Kate's nanny, Maria Borallo, is a full-time employee with her own private house near the Kensington Palace. Trained at a premier facility for caretakers of noble families in the U.K, Borallo's formal education as a nanny includes first aid and self-defense.
As a Norland nanny, Borallo may sometimes be seen wearing her traditional brown uniform. But Duchess Meghan may not be inclined to stick with this and instead go for a less formal approach for her child.
"I think they will look for someone who is obviously experienced, but that has more of a rounded attitude towards child rearing," Howard said. "I think they will look for things that will make them aware of mental health perhaps, encouraging creativity and for them to be themselves. So, I definitely think it's going to be non-traditional, maybe someone that has been recommended by some of their Hollywood friends perhaps."
It was originally thought that the Sussex royals won't hire a nanny for their son since the duchess' mom, Doria Ragland, was supposed to be staying in London. However, Ragland flew back home to Los Angeles two weeks after Duchess Meghan gave birth.
Royal expert Carolyn Harris believes, however, that the Sussex royals will not be keen to have a nanny immediately, per Town and Country. Once their schedules become busier, which will require a lot of travel, then the Duke and Duchess of Sussex might consider the extra help then.
Harris explained that these days, the royal kids could go where their parents' travels since it's shorter and they don't have to spend months on a boat unlike before. This was the reason why Queen Elizabeth rarely brought her children to her trips because of the long travel arrangements.
Nannies come handy for these short trips abroad because they have to look after the kids while the parents see through their royal engagements. Prince William and Kate have taken advantage of this privileged by bringing their nanny and the children to Australia, New Zealand and Canada in their past royal travels.
