The children of the Princes of Wales, Kate and William, have a Spanish nanny who is prevented from addressing them directly as “children”.
María Teresa Turrión Borrallo is one of the people involved in the education of the little Princes – George, Charlotte e Louis – and is one of .
The Spanish nanny was hired by William and Kate after the birth of their first child, in 2014, and is already part of the family.
In her daily life with the children of the Princes of Wales, María Teresa applies the strict and rigorous teachings which he learned during his training at the prestigious University of Bath, in the United Kingdom.
This institution specializes in early childhood education and training of childcare professionals, and its graduates are highly valued in the job market.
Many of the world’s royal and High Society families turn to professionals trained at this university.
You should not call children “children”
Among the various knowledge they acquire, nannies trained at Nordland learn “the importance of and how it can influence the emotional and social development of children“, as highlighted by the Spanish website.
In this sense, a word as banal as “children” may “sound distant or impersonal“, which is especially negative in environments where the objective is to “build a close and affectionate relationship” with the little ones.
Therefore, María Teresa must avoid calling George, Charlotte and Louis “children”opting instead for “more affectionate terms” or addressing them “directly by name”, highlights the website specializing in early childhood education and family health.
This approach reinforces “Identity and self-esteem” of children, according to experts.
The Princes of Wales try to instill in their children as normal a life as possible, despite the family’s special circumstances.
It was with this in mind that they moved from Kensington Palace to more modest Adelaide Cottagewhere children can enjoy a calmer environment away from the focus of the media and photographers.
María Teresa Turrión Borrallo plays a decisive role in the education of George, Charlotte and Louis. Proving its importance is the salary, which will exceed 100 thousand pounds sterling per year (more than 118 thousand euros per year, or almost 10 thousand euros per month), according to data from the British press.
The nanny is in her 50s and has worked with other families of the British aristocracy – and it is inevitable to see in her a certain “Mary Poppins” feelthe famous nanny from the Disney film who has magical abilities.
This exclusive nanny academy trained Prince George’s own Mary Poppins:
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