Becoming a Norland nanny requires a commitment of four years of full-time study and training in addition to the payment of £15,290. This is a service that the Prince and Princess of Wales have used since 2014, when Prince George was only eight months old.

The decision to hire Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo was made by William and Kate after Norland College presented them with a shortlist of applicants to consider.

This was not an unexpected move on their part, since Kensington Palace revealed at the time that “Like generations of royal newborns before him, Prince George would be nurtured with the assistance of a Norland nanny.”

In the most recent episode of A Right Royal Podcast, which is dedicated to royal children and aptly titled Royal Rascals, hosts Andrea Caamano and Emmy Griffith chat to former Norland nanny Sarah Carpenter.

In this conversation, Sarah explains what it means to be a Norland nanny and why, to the surprise of many, they take pride in their incredibly unique uniform.

At the conversation, Sarah opens up about the typical level of involvement that parents have in the rearing of their children and shares her opinions on Kate Middleton’s parenting in the wake of criticism over Prince Louis’ behavior during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant.

She remarked, “That’s so sad, that people would be negative about that, because honestly, if anything, it’s comforting that she is obviously parenting correctly, and making that young kid feel so comfortable that he can behave like that.”

“And that’s what you’d rather see than a kid who isn’t comfortable in a scenario, you know, Louis, Charlotte, and George, on that specific public occasion, were obviously so comfortable and so joyful.

It brought a smile to my face to see what sweet youngsters they seem to be. I thought it was absolutely great.”

In addition, the Queen’s former secretary Ailsa Anderson describes the day that the Countess of Wessex went into early labor without her husband or her parents by her side, and royal photographer Chris Jackson reveals his “tricks” for photographing the royal children.

Both of these stories are included in the mentioned episode of the podcast.