Bensgal
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I empathize tremendously with the Duchess. With my younger daughter I didn't find any relief until actually giving birth to her.
If I was a royal I would never hire a nanny insted I will ask someone in my family to stay with my soon, I would never trust Him or her to anyone else....never....
Indeed, I think for practical purposes, a nanny will be necessary. It's no big deal. Royals and non-royals have been using nannies to care for their children since time immemorial.
If I was a royal I would never hire a nanny insted I will ask someone in my family to stay with my soon, I would never trust Him or her to anyone else....never....
I would think a nanny would be necessary as a constant as the Duke and Duchess's royal duties increase over the years. I don't see Pippa, for example, taking on that role, she will have her own life and likely children of her own.
There's a reason why British nannies can command really big salaries. Many of them are childcare experts who have a real calling towards the work, and William's own nanny was very close to him- as evidenced by the fact that he just took time off to go to her funeral and the fact that she maintained a close relationship with the boys as they became adults.
I think it's actually a really wonderful thing for parents to know their child is in the capable hands of someone their child has formed a bond and a relationship with. William and Kate are going to be very, very busy people and it makes total sense that they'll need someone like that in their lives.
I felt just like the same with both my daughters and I had to work... and it was very difficult to look after my eldest daughter during my first pregnancy with all the sickness... hard times, but now I have two beautiful daughters.. My babiesI empathize tremendously with the Duchess. With my younger daughter I didn't find any relief until actually giving birth to her.
They can bring the children along on royal duties. That's never really been done. Wills went to Australia, but someone nanny-ed him while mum and dad did the tour.
The alternative
I can't imagine Kate giving up royal duties. She's the flavour of the decade. No way would she be able to get away with that.
And I think that if William believes he can stanch interest in his family, and Kate in particular, by staying in the armed forces, he's living in a dream. Hiding them will be like issuing an invitation to the press to hunt them out and photograph them. The press remembers the money they made from Diana and they expect her son and his beautiful new wife to make themselves available to help them make some more now. Like it or not, William and Kate are celebrities of the first order.