Prince William has brought his 71-year-old childhood nanny out of retirement to care for his new son Prince George.
William and Kate have hired Jessie Webb, who cared for William and Harry when they were little, to help look after 10-week-old Prince George while they’re undertaking royal engagements.
Jessie was spotted with Kate and George earlier this week when the Duchess made a pit stop in a McDonald’s car park to breastfeed en route from Anglesey to Kensington Palace.
It’s not surprising William and Kate chose Jessie to care for their firstborn. She has been a royal nanny for decades, most recently caring for Viscount Linley’s two children Patrick, now 14, and Margarita, now 11, before retiring to her south London apartment.
“She’ll be like a safe pair of hands,” Majesty magazine editor Ingrid Seward told People magazine. “That’s preferred rather than someone new to it all, someone who’d be terrified of it all.”
William, Kate and baby George.
Jessie was a great source of support for William and Harry when their parents’ marriage broke down, offering comfort and love in a very difficult time.
William has never forgotten her, inviting Jessie — who has no children of her own — to all the big events in his life including his 21st birthday party and his 2011 wedding.
Kensington Palace last night announced that William would be quitting the RAF to become a full-time royal.
