In the coming weeks, Prince William and Kate Middleton will leave the “goldfish bowl” of Kensington Palace for a calmer existence in the heart of the Windsor Estate.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 40, are said to be relocating their family this summer from Kensington, west London, to Adelaide Cottage, Berkshire.
But although the shift would allow them to provide their children with the “most normal” upbringing imaginable, it will also result in the loss of a pillar of their family life: their nanny Maria Borrallo.
It will also bring the couple and their three children – Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four – closer to the Queen, who has had intermittent mobility challenges in recent months and has spent a significant amount of time at Windsor Castle.
It has been claimed that the Cambridge family would relocate to the four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage later this summer.
According to The Telegraph, their young children will be without Spanish Norland nanny Maria Borrallo when he returns, since she will reside elsewhere.
According to the article, it will be the first time in the children’s lives that the family would not have a live-in nanny.
Who is Maria Borrallo, the Cambridges’ Spanish nanny with Norland training?
Maria Borrallo, a Spanish nanny, was born in Madrid but raised in Palencia in northern Spain.
She is a graduate of the elite nanny school Norland College and was reportedly given the moniker “Santa” (Spanish for “saint”) by her childhood friends.
Friends in her community said she would have become a nun if she hadn’t pursued her love for caring for children instead.
Maria Borrallo, a Spanish nanny, was born in Madrid but raised in Palencia in northern Spain.
Maria Borrallo, a Spanish nanny, was born in Madrid but raised in Palencia in northern Spain.
They said that her austere lifestyle made her the ideal candidate to become a servant of God.
Luis, Ms. Borrallo’s brother, pursued a religious path and was ordained a deacon in 2011.
Born in Madrid but raised in Palencia, she is the second oldest of four children, the daughter of an engineer, Luis, who died of cancer, and a teacher, Maria Teresa.
She and her family attended church on a regular basis when she was growing up.
Ms. Borrallo left Spain for the United Kingdom with a teaching degree and more than 20 years ago. However, she visits her family in Palencia whenever she has the opportunity.
Ignacio, one of her brothers, teaches viola and violin to private students in the neighborhood.
According to his web curriculum vitae, he is one of the most sought-after violin and viola instructors in the Castile and Leon area of Spain, with over 20 years of experience in conservatories and music schools in his own country and Canada.
Pablo, her youngest brother, is a teacher who lives and works in the south of France.
Kate and William recruited Ms. Borrallo to assist with the care of Prince George when he was eight months old. She now now looks for Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
The ‘Spanish supernanny’ was educated at the exclusive Norland College, which has produced nannies for the wealthy and famous since 1892.
Cambridge’s new Grade II-listed retreat, reconstructed in 1831, is a short walk from St. George’s Chapel and Windsor Castle and stands magnificently on the 655-acre Berkshire royal estate.
According to sources close to the family, the Cambridges wanted to be closer to the 96-year-old Queen, who has had intermittent mobility challenges in recent months, as well as find a reputable school for their three children.
George, Charlotte, and Louis will be removed from their present Battersea preparatory school and are anticipated to enroll in local schools when the new academic year starts in September.
The transfer also signifies a new beginning for the elder royals and their five-member family, who continue to establish themselves as the most prominent members of The Firm.
At Kensington Palace, their residence abuts the busy Kensington High Street, while the palace itself is visible from Kensington Palace Gardens, evoking comparisons to a “goldfish bowl.”
Their new property, however, is set in the middle of the Crown Estate’s Home Park, where there is far more space for horseback riding, strolling the family dog, and playing without being seen.
Princess Diana, the late mother of Prince William, is reported to have desired a “regular existence” for him and his brother despite their royal rank.
In the ITV documentary Secrets of the Royal Babies, royal author Duncan Larcombe said, ‘Diana ensured that William and Harry had as normal a childhood as possible, and as parents, William and Harry would always be impacted by their mother.
Her desire to offer William and Harry a taste of normalcy flows through their veins.
A source told the Sun that Kate and William were eager to begin their new lives in a modest property in Windsor.
“Adelaide Cottage meets their needs since it is a four-bedroom property and they have no need for extra bedrooms because there is no live-in staff.”
They need nothing more than a lovely family house near schools and the Queen.
They were insistent that they did not want anything that would be a cost on the taxpayer, such as anything that required renovation or more security.
William and Kate will depart Kensington Palace, which has served as their primary home since 2017.
The couple relocated from their rural property in Norfolk, Anmer Hall, where they had previously spent considerable time.
However, as reported by The Sunday Times in June, the couple would keep their Kensington Palace house as their London residence while relocating to Berkshire. Their press staff will continue to be based in west London.
The pair will also keep Anmer Hall, which they will continue to use’regularly,’ according to the newspaper.
A friend allegedly informed the newspaper that they want to live there permanently after their children have completed “the school years.”
The acquaintance is cited as saying, “They just like being up there; that’s their happy spot.”
The Cambridges will be close to the residence of the Duchess’s parents, the Middletons, who reside 45 minutes away in the hamlet of Bucklebury.
It has been rumored for a long time that the pair may one day live into Windsor Castle.
Following the death of her beloved Prince Phillip, the Queen has spent a significant amount of time at the Berkshire palace.
However, it is anticipated that when he becomes king, Prince Charles would not spend as much time there.
According to prior reports, the Prince of Wales intends to spend the most of his time at Buckingham Palace throughout his reign.
Today’s official portrait commemorating Prince George’s ninth birthday has him with tousled hair and a grin. He couldn’t seem happier (pictured)
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Today’s official portrait commemorating Prince George’s ninth birthday has him with tousled hair and a grin. He couldn’t seem happier (pictured)
The family celebrated Prince George’s ninth birthday last month and released a photo of the little royal to mark the occasion.
The photograph was shot by Kate on a family vacation to a beach in the United Kingdom last month, after he and his siblings graduated from school.
Along with their younger brother Louis, George and Charlotte have already left Thomas’ Battersea Prep School in south-west London and will be attending a new coeducational prep school in Berkshire in September.
George, who posed for his birthday photo in a polo-style shirt with a sandy beach and water in the background, is reported to be a joyful, courteous, and satisfied youngster who is ‘crazy’ with football and enjoys being outside.
As part of his extremely slow entry to public life, he has recently participated in various public events, including a visit to the Wimbledon Men’s Finals.
During the prolonged June bank holiday weekend celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Harry appeared with his brothers.
After the Trooping the Colour event, the young royals were spotted on the balcony of Buckingham Palace watching the fly-past of aircraft. They then sat in the royal box with their parents for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
In the summer of 2013, while witnessing the men’s Wimbledon tennis final with his parents, George welcomed ball boys and girls as well as military troops in the Millennium building.
