It’s no secret that the British royal family asks its staff to followintense rules.
After all, much of royal life unfolds according to traditional protocol.
One of these was to reportedly iron his shoelaces every morning.
They must also, however, cater to the individual whims of the royal mothers that they serve.
However, not all of these guidelines survive the test of time.
However, she was, in many ways, forbidden from living a life of her own.
As revealed byHistory, Crawford faced particularly strict restrictions when it came to her romantic life.
Once the princesses reached their late teens and early 20s, Crawford may have expected to move on.
Nonetheless, she eventually became a persona non grata.
As reported byExpress, the nanny’s downfall began when she was approached by an American publisher.
Apparently, senior royals weren’t completely against the idea.
This would be quite all right as long as your name did not come into it."
Unfortunately, as noted byHistory, the nanny broke both rules.
Thus, currentroyal nanniescan no longer engage with the press.
However, theDaily Recordreports that the couple enforces a general “no gossiping” rule in their household.
This was certainly the case in King Charles' upbringing.
Although this interaction might seem unusual by modern standards, it used to be typical in royal circles.
TheLos Angeles Timesobituary claims that Lightbody was fired for restricting Prince Charles' dessert.
However, other reports view her dismissal differently.
Some even claim that Lightbody broke a sacred palace rule by being rude to other staff members.
In practice, this meant that Lightbody was too controlling when it came to the prince’s food.
This behavior offended the kitchen staff, broke protocol, and ultimately cost Lightbody her job.
In these cases, nannies must not overshadow royal mothers.
Not all nannies, however, have managed to do so.
One of the most famous examples of this phenomenon was Alexandra Legge-Bourke, whonannied Prince William and Prince Harry.
Unfortunately, Tiggy’s attitude earned her an enemy in the prince’s mother.
Interestingly, there is a reason for this restriction.
Apparently, referring to a child in such terms could be impolite.
In her view, this sort of name-calling fails to teach children what they did wrong.
“We wouldn’t want a Norland nanny to call a child naughty.
We encourage them to label the behaviour, not the whole child,” Gaskell elaborated.
“We wouldn’t want our Norlanders to shout at children,” Gaskell revealed.
Back then, that was really unusual and controversial."
Crawford even took the young Princess Elizabeth grocery shopping at Woolworths (viaHistory).
She also organized a Girl Guide group for young royals to have a taste of typical, childhood activities.
Compellingly, more recent nannies have continued this tradition.
Instead, she seems to create space for Prince William and Princess Catherine to participate.
