The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge’s rumoured move to Windsor will see them swap the grand
Kensington Palace for a “modest” four-bedroom home.
And this will reportedly mean
the couple will not have a live-in nanny for the first time in children Prince
George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis’ lives. The
Cambridge family are said to be upping sticks to move to Adelaide Cottage,
which is nestled in the heart of the Queen’s 655-acre Windsor estate and is
extremely close to Windsor Caste. There are only four bedrooms in the cottage,
one for the couple and one each for their three children.
And according to The
Telegraph, this will represent a “significant change” as their nanny
Maria Borrallo will no longer be able to live with them.
However, Ms. Borrallo will
reportedly be kept on full-time – although will live elsewhere alongside other
staff that previously lived with the family including a housekeeper and a chef.
Ms. Borallo was first hired by
the Cambridges when Prince George was just eight months old.
She was often seen
accompanying the children to the Round Pond at Kensington Palace – a stone’s
throw from her quarters. Her private living space includes a bedroom,
kitchenette, lounge and bathroom.
She also has a private
apartment at William and Kate’s Norfolk country home of Anmer Hall.
The Spanish-born nanny
attended the prestigious Norland College in Bath, which has been training
nannies for the rich and famous since 1892.
Its curriculum includes
sewing, cooking and nappy-changing, as well as skid-pan training and self-defense.
