Tag Archives: Prince William

Belle becomes a royal bodyguard and is rejected by Ren

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I was travelling on the upper deck of a old-fashioned red London bus when I realised two things simultaneously. A teenage Prince William was sitting in a seat in front of me, and we were being sprayed with bullets from … Continue reading →

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A helicopter ride and Prince William’s patchwork Harris Tweed flat cap (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Dreamaticus

The big treat at BR’s decade-late retirement party was a helicopter ride for his closest colleagues. Since I’d worked with him for a decade and a half from the late 1990s until mid twenty-teens, I was welcomed aboard as one … Continue reading →

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Touching the winking Prince of Wales (Rousse)

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Dreamaticus

William, Prince of Wales, followed me through the house, pen and paper in hand. Ignoring the antique furniture, he was most interested in the pictures – and completely oblivious to the mess in all the rooms. This was so much … Continue reading →

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Prince William caught in tatty blazer (Rousse)

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Dreamaticus

One of my duties as nanny to Princes William and Harry was to put the pair of them on the train to Eton. When I let the brothers down to the platform, I noticed a tear in Prince William’s turquoise … Continue reading →

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William and Harry join team to clean up and revitalise Leith Docks (Rousse)

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Dreamaticus

As if I didn’t have enough to do, a posse of senior Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh bullied me into leading a task force to clean up and revitalise Leith Docks. The one saving grace was that I … Continue reading →

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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge play Settlers of Catan (Rousse)

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I laid out the board for a game of Settlers of Catan with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and related to Prince William the details of a memorable day two decades earlier. ‘Due to summer flooding, we had to … Continue reading →

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Princes Harry and William at the ice pageant (Belle)

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Travelling up the escalator to the sixth-floor office, I saw a gaping hole at the top and Mr L (my school history teacher) fell down. Fortunately, he swung himself back to safety like a gibbon. But I was fuming about … Continue reading →

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Commoner with dodgy relations is second in line to the UK throne (Rousse)

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Two boys on screen could be seen leaving the grounds of a public school. One was small, blond and modest-looking. The much larger one seemed to be very much in charge, leading their conversation. This was confirmed by the narrator … Continue reading →

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Prince William cliff jumps in Hastings (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Prince William and I watched in amazement as TD leapt from the cliff high above Hastings into the sea below. “It’s your turn now!” she shouted back to us from the water. Prince William and I looked at one another. … Continue reading →

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Changing of the bride at Buckingham Palace (Rousse)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The Duchess of Cambridge despatched, I took over at Prince William’s side. The arrangement allowed for TPR to accompany me in my new role as royal wife, and initially we made a very happy threesome. However serious problems started to … Continue reading →

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