Prince William and Kate Middleton hire William's former nanny Jessie Webb to help care for Prince George - hellomagazine.com (http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2013091214537/kate-middleton-prince-william-nanny-jessie-webb/)
QuoteDuchess Catherine and William get nanny to George
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Prince William hires his former nanny to help look after baby George part time | Royal | News | Daily Express (http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/429182/Prince-William-hires-his-former-nanny-to-help-look-after-baby-George-part-time)
QuoteA new nanny is reporting for royal duty! Kate Middleton and Prince William have chosen Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo to help them with their son, Prince George, a palace rep reveals to Us Weekly.
More: Prince George's Nanny Named: Kate Middleton, Prince William Delighted - Us Weekly (http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/prince-georges-new-nanny-revealed-kate-middleton-prince-william-are-delighted-2014203?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
QuoteMaria Teresa Turrion Borrallo trained at respected Norland College and will travel with Prince George to New Zealand and Australia
More: Prince George's new Royal nanny named - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/10711800/Prince-Georges-new-Royal-nanny-named.html)
'Spanish supernanny' hired by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to look after Prince George named as Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2585389/Spanish-supernanny-hired-Duke-Duchess-Cambridge-look-Prince-George-named-Maria-Teresa-Turrion-Borrallo.html)
Well at least she has traditional British training anyway!
QuoteMs Borrallo trained at the prestigious Norland College which has been producing childminders for the rich and famous since 1892.
The institution's students are known for their distinctive uniforms and are schooled in all aspects of looking after youngsters during their three-year degree course.
Ms Turrion Borrallo is from Spain and started working for the Cambridges a few weeks ago.
Norland College is top notch
Hope that Ms Turrion Borrallo enjoys her time with George. However a little part of me is sad to think that Norland college now has to provide anti-kidnapping training and stunt driving to its curriculum. :( Don't get me wrong, I do believe that everyone should have some self-defense training, but this is to protect their charges from potential kidnappers and overzealous paps!!!!
So now it's confirmed...full-time nanny is in situ. Let the work begin :yesss:
Your high hopes are almost contagious, sophiechloe. :hug: :happy15:
Not only does Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo have excellent qualifications, she comes from a wealthy and proper family.
QuoteLike generations of royal babies before him, Prince George will be raised with the help of a Norland nanny, Kensington Palace announced on Thursday.
But far from being a uniformed Mary Poppins with a cut glass accent, the woman chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is a ponytailed Spaniard in jumper and slacks.
Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, who is in her 30s, was chosen by the royal couple from a shortlist of candidates put forward by Norland College, all of whom were interviewed by the Duke and Duchess before they made their final choice.
Miss Borrallo, thought to be the first foreign nanny to look after a future British monarch, has been employed on a full-time basis and has been given her own accommodation in Kensington Palace.
More: Norland nanny from Spain?s society pages for Prince George - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-george/10713026/Norland-nanny-from-Spains-society-pages-for-Prince-George.html)
No one argued her qualifications, simply the message sent by hiring a foreign nanny... That Kate and William found no British nanny was good enough. Why wouldn't she be good?
Quote from: Limabeany on March 20, 2014, 11:58:32 PM
No one argued her qualifications, simply the message sent by hiring a foreign nanny... That Kate and William found no British nanny was good enough. Why wouldn't she be good?
I'm guessing that there was more than one candidate that they were looking at when searching for George's nanny. This lady was their favorite. She was trained at a British institution which enrolls students from all around the world. Likely there was always a possibility that the nanny chosen could have been born outside of the UK. Having spent much of her life in the UK working for families I would believe that she is well acquainted with the country and its customs.
I agree completely, but I still feel it sends the wrong message...
QuoteMaria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, who is in her 30s, was chosen by the royal couple from a shortlist of candidates put forward by Norland College, all of whom were interviewed by the Duke and Duchess before they made their final choice.
A lot of 'posh' people don't use British nannies, PM Cameron and his wife Samantha employ a Nepalese woman, Gita Lima and also employed an Australian, Sammi Strange. Deputy PM Nick Clegg employs a woman from Belgium.
Quote from: PrincessOfPeace on March 21, 2014, 12:11:53 AM
QuoteMaria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, who is in her 30s, was chosen by the royal couple from a shortlist of candidates put forward by Norland College, all of whom were interviewed by the Duke and Duchess before they made their final choice.
A lot of 'posh' people don't use British nannies, PM Cameron and his wife Samantha employ a Nepalese woman, Gita Lima and also employed an Australian, Sammi Strange. Deputy PM Nick Clegg employs a woman from Belgium.
Well if the nation's top two elected officials are using foreign born nannies, then I can see why the Cambridges were comfortable with choosing someone who was not born in the UK.
^^ The counter argument would be that neither PM Cameron nor Deputy PM Clegg's children will be King of England.
Then what is the big deal about her wearing British designers? She must promote wearing British but not hiring British? The Royals are presented as valuable for promoting England, blah blah blah
^^Hmmm... a former chef to Queen Elizabeth (who is usually very positive about the royals) tweeted these comments today:
Surely William and Kate could have found a British nanny to raise an heir to the British throne.
The British royal family should have a British nanny bringing up a future British king #Enuff #ImDone
Just saying, I don't think Princess Sofia and Leonor of Spain would be allowed a BRITISH nanny. #GeorgesNewNanny #BuyBritish
A slap in the face to British nannies
My point is about a British prince having a Spanish nanny
You can read them all-- and more-- here:
The Royal Chef (DarrenMcGrady) on Twitter (https://twitter.com/DarrenMcGrady)
Doesn't sound like just the "usual suspects" to me... :annoyed2:
So don't pick the most qualified person because of their ethnicity?? This will be interesting in multi-cultural Britain. You pick the best person for the job of nanny based on their CV, not the country she was born in. Not sure the Queen Charles or the Cambridges are worried about the opinion of a former employee.
This tweet says it all...
The Royal Chef @DarrenMcGrady 7 hrs
Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo is Prince Georges' new nanny. But won't he be 6 years old before he can say her name ?
^ There is a difference between ethnicity and nationality.
^^^ Why is he concerned about her name then?? Lots of British people have Spanish names, the man obviously has an agenda.
Well I care about Prince George and the best nanny available to him is Spanish born and Norland College trained Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo.
^ That's a perfectly valid opinion, PoP. We can agree to disagree :truce:
^^^ I'd love for you to give me some reason's why her qualifications should take a back seat to the country she was born in? She was the most qualified candidate. Maybe its just me but I always thought that when it comes to family and children you do what is best for them. This isn't about Kate buying a dress from a local designer, this is about her child's well-being.
I still wonder how there could not have been a single British nanny good enough for them. As, I said, she is certainly qualified but so are many British nannies... It is not that the qualifications should take a back seat unless you believe she is the only qualified nanny in Britain. Our opinions on the nanny differ. End of story. :truce:
There obviously wasn't anyone else better qualified or they would have picked her. When it comes to child care, you always pick the person most qualified for the job and in this case she happens to have been born in Spain but is still a 'British nanny' as she trained at the best school in Britain.
Unless she has become a British citizen, she is not a British nanny, many people study and work abroad... :shrug: But, if the nanny is working full time, what is Kate doing full time?
From Twitter:
Richard Palmer @RoyalReporter
Biographical details about Prince George's new nanny have emerged tonight in Spain, where the media say records suggest she is aged 43.
Cindy
I wonder where the media got the "early 20s" information from then?
Anyways, now that they have the nanny, let's see if William and Kate's schedules pick up any.
^^ Good question, Lothwen. But just another reason why the media can't always be relied on for accuracy.
Cindy
^True.
My guess is, somebody was told she was in her early 20s, or "looked to be" in her 20s, and some members of the press ran with that, rather than verifying the information.
I smile with nostalgia when I read this thread. I remember that so many people wanted William to marry someone from the European royal families, or some exotic woman called Miss Mystery. And now George should have only a British nanny.
I've noticed that a lot of people feel the BRF appears xenophobic. George's Spanish nanny may be the best way to connect them to the rest of Europe. Of course, some will not want that, but I feel ties to other countries and nationalities is a good thing.
Hiring foreign help does not make anyone any less xenophobic... But, I doubt anyone would call Charles that, he seems to have a genuine interest in and respect for people who are different from him.
^Then I imagine Charles fully approves of a Spanish nanny who studied at a prestigious nanny school in Britain. Maybe George will learn to speak Spanish, and be more connected to other European royal families.
Anything is possible, maybe George will marry the future Spanish Queen, renounce the throne and leave it to his younger sibling... Who knows what the future holds? :wink:
I don't know Limabeany--not sure I'd want a cougar to marry Georgie.......She's, what, 7 or 8 years older than George? :)
An adorable cougar though! :teehee: :happy20:
That she is! :hug:
Quote from: Limabeany on March 21, 2014, 10:52:15 PM
Hiring foreign help does not make anyone any less xenophobic... But, I doubt anyone would call Charles that, he seems to have a genuine interest in and respect for people who are different from him.
The only way of knowing is if in the future a royal marries a foreigner then their real feelings will come out :teehee:
In as much as it is anyone's business Kate and Will's new nanny sounds great. Just made the mistake of reading the Daily Mail readers comments. As balanced and fair as the Daiy Fail itself. edit . They are criticised as well if they don't buy British, which is cracked. I love traditional and artisan British and Irish companies but supporting them doesn't mean that you can't buy overseas goods. Everyone does including all the other Royals. The Daily Fail is literally a pit of the world's most despicable, narrow minded and mean people so I refuse to read it anymore lmao! I completely agree with you, her nationality has nothiing to do with her capacity as a nanny and everything "made in Britain" 95% of the time come from things that are imported cause they can't grow a lot of crops/fibers etc here cause of the ***ty weather.
QuotePrince George's Nanny Is Barred from Smacking
Prince George will never be smacked by his new Spanish nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo – her training forbids it.
Norland College, the Bath-based elite institute that taught the 43-year-old, believes "a child is never naughty" and would strike off any graduate who used physical punishment, an expert revealed yesterday.
Given her background, Maria may well try to tempt the baby's appetite with items like paella. But Norland training means the fluent English speaker will be strictly British about the way she brings up baby.
Writer Louise Heren, who co-wrote a book about Norland nannies and spent a year at the college making a TV documentary, said yesterday: "They will never ever smack. They will be struck off if they do. A child is never naughty but the behaviour is."
More: Prince George's nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo is barred from smacking | Royal | News | Daily Express (http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/466243/Prince-George-s-nanny-Maria-Teresa-Turrion-Borrallo-is-barred-from-smacking)
Cindy
QuoteNorland training means the fluent English speaker will be strictly British about the way she brings up baby.
That's all I want.
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Aside from the personal opinion of the Queen's former chef, whose main concern centres around Maria Barallo's name and the 'difficulty' George will have pronouncing it. I haven't read any about any concern. The tabloids aren't making an issue out of it.
Britain is a multi-cultural country and member of the E.U., as such there are no 'nationalities' when it comes to employment. A Spanish born nanny has as much right to work in Britain as a British nanny has to work in Spain.
This was mentioned on another website, but do we even know how British born nannies were short listed by Norland College? Maybe no British born nannies made the cut. Or maybe all the British born nannies work in Spain or the U.S.
Norland College has been supplying nannies to the royal family for generations and they obviously felt it was entirely appropriate to recommend a Spanish born nanny for a future British king.
I wonder why they felt the need to tell us that this nanny would never strike George?
^^ I think because at least some of the previous nannies to Royals did.
Cindy
Quote from: Limabeany on March 21, 2014, 11:40:39 PM
Anything is possible, maybe George will marry the future Spanish Queen, renounce the throne and leave it to his younger sibling... Who knows what the future holds? :wink:
The future Queen of Spain has an adorable younger sister too. :nod:
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Quote from: Lothwen on March 22, 2014, 03:52:51 PM
I wonder why they felt the need to tell us that this nanny would never strike George?
I remember way back when that Diana was very insistent that the nannies or anyone else should not use corporal punishment with William and Harry. At some point she changed her mind because there was a well-known photo of her delivering a swat to William's backside.
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Quote from: cinrit on March 22, 2014, 04:14:27 PM
^^ I think because at least some of the previous nannies to Royals did.
Cindy
Some of the earlier ones in the Victorian/Edwardian age were borderline sadistic. :( Prince John's primary caregiver Mrs. Bill had to report to Queen Mary that the princes' nanny was pinching the children prior to seeing their parents. They'd cry and then be returned to her quickly. :wacko:
QuoteLike generations of royal babies before him, Prince George will be raised with the help of a Norland nanny, Kensington Palace announced on Thursday.
But far from being a uniformed Mary Poppins with a cut glass accent, the woman chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is a ponytailed Spaniard in jumper and slacks.
Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, who is in her 30s, was chosen by the royal couple from a shortlist of candidates put forward by Norland College, all of whom were interviewed by the Duke and Duchess before they made their final choice.
Norland nanny from Spain?s society pages for Prince George - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-george/10713026/Norland-nanny-from-Spains-society-pages-for-Prince-George.html)
Quote from: Lothwen on March 22, 2014, 03:52:51 PM
I wonder why they felt the need to tell us that this nanny would never strike George?
I think, it is a very strange specification to make...
QuoteWilliam and Kate's Royal Nanny 'Could Have Become Nun', Friends Say
Prince George's new nanny would have become a nun if she had not ended up pursuing her passion for children, friends claimed yesterday. Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo's puritan lifestyle made her the perfect candidate to become a servant of God, they said.
Single Miss Borrallo, 43, a student of the prestigious nanny school Norland College, is said to have been lovingly nicknamed santa - Spanish for saint - by those closest to her when she was a youngster.
Locals in her home city of Palencia in northern Spain where she grew up said they would not have been surprised if Maria Teresa had ended up choosing a church job like her brother Luis, who was ordained as a deacon nearly three years ago.
More: Maria Borrallo, nanny to Prince George, could have been nun, friends say | Royal | News | Daily Express (http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/466304/Maria-Borrallo-nanny-to-Prince-George-could-have-been-nun-friends-say)
Cindy
Well, if George decided to become Catholic when he turns 18, that would be an interesting turn of events.b :teehee:
I would imagine she would have been spoken to about that, and she would hopefully respect the faith of the Royal Family and not try to instruct George in religious matters.
Cindy
Quote from: Limabeany on March 24, 2014, 10:32:48 AM
Well, if George decided to become Catholic when he turns 18, that would be an interesting turn of events.b :teehee:
Amen to that.
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Quote from: Limabeany on March 22, 2014, 09:34:10 PM
Quote from: Lothwen on March 22, 2014, 03:52:51 PM
I wonder why they felt the need to tell us that this nanny would never strike George?
I think, it is a very strange specification to make...
Apparently that is a Northlands' policy. They can use this as part of their advertisement that their trained nannies are able to use other methods than corporal punishment.
Whelp. This is embarrassing. :girlblush:
Quote
Prince George's nanny on Spain's shame list for TAX DODGING - Mirror Online (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-georges-nanny-spains-shame-3285914#ixzz2x1QP39Mi)
The new royal nanny will be helping to keep Prince George on the straight and narrow – but her own reputation is not quite as perfect as it seemed.
Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, 43, is on a town hall's "name and shame" list in her homeland Spain for failing to pay its equivalent of council tax.
She was threatened with a visit from debt collectors unless she paid the money she owed, as well as a fine and interest.
The revelation is expected to cause her embarrassment with William and Kate who she started working for a few weeks ago after an intensive interview process.
Miss Borrallo appeared on the online register of shame in May 2007 and July 2008 for two years' non-payment. She settled the debt but her name remains on the list.
A source close to her said: "She's resolved the situation and owes no money to the council now.
As Scooby Doo would say "Ruh Roh." :teehee:
Actually more interested in the 6'3" wide house that is one the market.
Considering the tax has been paid, and considering this happened 5-6 years ago, why is the Mirror bringing it up now? I'd say the shame belongs to The Mirror, not the nanny. :P
Cindy
I don't think this is a big deal, she may have been going through hardship, there is a recession and hard times all over, and she paid it al, so, even though she lives abroad, she honored her debt, I assume she did when she could. Good for her. But as far as the reporting of it, this comes along with the territory, the media is not to blame for reporting it, in the case of Kate's many skirt fly-ups the shame does not belong to the media who reported it but to Kate, in this case, she has nothing to be ashamed of, she honored her debt in the end, but she will probably be embarassed by the reporting of it. It is a matter of realizing this comes with the territory, the unffairness of it is irrelevant, that is the way things are, and she moves on, unless her bosses turn her into a lawsuit-happy whiner... I shouldn't say her bosses because I have always thought it is William who wants to sue to show who is boss and not Kate. C'est la vie. It happened. It was reported. She moves on.
Coming with the territory doesn't mean that it's ethical, for want of a better word, and that's what I meant. The only reason The Mirror reported this was to embarrass someone. Not very high-minded. :shrug:
Cindy
Quote from: PrincessOfPeace on March 21, 2014, 03:43:17 AM
^^^ I'd love for you to give me some reason's why her qualifications should take a back seat to the country she was born in? She was the most qualified candidate. Maybe its just me but I always thought that when it comes to family and children you do what is best for them. This isn't about Kate buying a dress from a local designer, this is about her child's well-being.
I can't speak for Lady Adams, but in my opinion, there is a trade off... Someone raised in England with English cultural background AND the same training that the Spanish nanny received should be considered the best candidate. You can't teach culture in nanny class and that should have been taken into consideration when the nanny was selected. A Spanish nanny can be taught to speak English, can learn the geography of the UK etc but has still had a fundamentally Spanish upbringing. Values, traditions, nuances of a culture can be observed by outsiders, but cannot be taught. They have to be ingrained. So yes, this woman may have had the highest marks in her nanny classes, may have been absolutely charming in her interview... But for someone in George's position, she lacks a major qualification... And that is to be of the same cultural history as her charge.
^^ All of that is true, and I would agree if this nanny were working for the average couple. Aside from the fact that she has lived in the U.K. for many years, this nanny will be in charge of a Royal; a future king. Unless she'd worked in a royal household previously, which would likely have been reported if she had, it's not possible for her or any other nanny to know the culture that George will grow up in.
As I understand it, the Cambridges were given a shortlist of qualified candidates. Surely they (or their office) checked them all out, and surely all candidates were interviewed by the Cambridges. It just happened that the most qualified was Spanish.
Cindy
QuoteSomeone raised in England with English cultural background
So the Cambridges didn't hired a British nanny for spite? Norland College the supplier of nannies to the BRF for generations short listed Maria Borallo.
Britain in 2014 isn't the Britain of Lady Diana. Years of mass immigration has transformed England into the most multi-culture and multi-ethnic country in Europe.
Most of George's future subjects will not have been raised in 'England with English cultural background' whatever that means. (which to me seems like code for 'white' )
The BRF has had a pretty continental flavor for centuries. I have read that the Queen Mum, Margaret and QEII frequently spoke French with each other. Elizabeth and Margaret had French and Belgian nannies, accordion to the RF official website. Charles and Philip are also said to speak French.
I think George will receive plenty of grounding in English culture from both sides of the family.
Speaking Spanish can only be helpful to a future monarch. Much of the world speaks their ethnic language as well as English. My granddaughters are learning to speak Spanish from a very early age. It is said that learning another language makes it easier to learn more languages. In this small, global world, it will be very much respected.
And George will be able to chat up the Dutch princesses as well as the Spanish Infantas. :vday2:
There is such a thing as tutors... :)
QuoteLIKE a real-life Mary Poppins, Isobel Martin can magically turn her hand to anything when it comes to children.
Be it making a toy boat out of an innocuous cardboard box, sewing a dinosaur costume from scratch or getting that spoonful of unpalatable medicine to go down she exudes the same warmth and presence as Julie Andrews's character from the 1964 Disney film.
But then she has been trained at the prestigious Norland College, just like Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, the nanny hired by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to care for Prince George during their tour of New Zealand and Australia which starts on Monday.
Its graduates are the creme de la creme of nannies in the UK and have long been the preferred choice of childcare for the rich, famous and royal, including Princess Anne and Sir Mick Jagger.
More: What makes the college where Prince George's new nanny graduated from so special? | Royal | News | Daily Express (http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/468771/What-makes-the-college-where-Prince-George-s-new-nanny-graduated-from-so-special)