Prince Harry was said to have been “born angry” according to his nanny, a former Lady-in-Waiting to the Royal Family has claimed.
Lady Anne Glenconner, who served Princess Margaret, made the claims in an interview with former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown in which she claimed to have heard the comments from nanny Barbara Barnes.
Ms Barnes worked looking after Lady Glenconner’s children for 12 years before taking up a role serving under Princess Diana and then-Prince Charles.
Lady Glenconner’s best-selling novel “Whatever Next? Lessons from an Unexpected Life” detailed her incredible life moving in royal circles and in a recently published video she recounted some stories to Ms Brown from her book.
According to Newsweek, Lady Glenconner said: “Barbara adored Prince William. Harry, I think, was a bit more difficult when he was small.
Ms Brown asked: “You mentioned something she said about Harry?”
Lady Glencooner replied: “That he was born angry.”
Ms Barnes worked for Prince Charles and Princess Diana from 1982 until 1986. She was the daughter of an estate worker and started working for the Royal Family when she was 42. According to the Daily Mail, she was affectionately nicknamed Baba
In a rare statement to the press, Ms Barnes said she treated royal babies just the same as everyone else, saying: “I treat all children as individuals… I’m here to help the princess, not take over.”
Last night, the Duke of Sussex gave an emotional nod to his late mother Princess Diana during his acceptance speech at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.
Harry expressed his “biggest gratitude to everyone in the Pat Tillman foundation” and acknowledged his mother Mary Tillman, saying: “Her advocacy for Pat’s legacy is deeply personal and one that I respect.”
Then in a sweet nod to Princess Diana, he added: “The bond between a mother and son is eternal and transcends even the greatest loses.”