THE ex-nanny who was hired to look after Prince Archie by Harry and Meghan has revealed that she had a “surprising” first meeting with the couple before she started her duties.
The paediatric nurse and consultant, Lorren Khumalo, was employed by the Sussexes to look after their first child just months after he was born.
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The ex-nanny who was hired to look after Prince Archie, has revealed all on her first meeting with Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleCredit: Netflix
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Lorren Khumalo explained that not only did she get a speeding ticket on her way to meeting the Sussexes, but she was also left surprised at how ‘normal’ the pair were tooCredit: PA:Press Association
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Lorren claimed that the Harry’s protection offer described the royal as ‘amazing’ while Meghan instantly made her feel comfortableCredit: The Mega Agency
At the time, the couple were residing at Frogmore Cottage, with their son, ahead of their announcement that they were stepping down from working royal life to move to the US.
In a recent interview, the ex-nanny opened up about the day she first visited Frogmore to meet Harry and Meghan for the first time.
She explained that not only did she get a speeding ticket on her way there, but she was also put at ease by a very informal greeting from Harry.
Lorren also claimed that Harry was ‘barefoot’ and the house felt very ‘normal’.
Speaking on an episode of The Breakfast Club with Zenzele Ndebele, she said: “I thought to myself, ‘I wonder how their nannies look, do they wear heels?’
“Prince William has got a Norland Nanny, so they’ve got a brown uniform that for my skin colour and the way it looks in khaki brown, I knew it wouldn’t even go, it would just not work.
“So I [thought] I’ll wear something dark and nice kitten heels but I’ll look presentable for a royal so I need to do my best. But I didn’t use any make-up, I said if they take me, they take me as I am.
“I wasn’t born with a silver spoon, I’m not blue blood, I will go as I am and trust me with my God, I’ll get this job.”
Lorren then revealed that she was caught driving “too fast” on her way to meeting the Sussexes.
She added: “So I got there and there’s lots of checks that they do but when I got there I expected to see a princely somebody, in those very expensive German, Swiss suits or something.
“He was in his jeans, in a t-shirt, walking barefoot because it was hot.
“I just felt so comfortable, it wasn’t as formal as I expected it to be, it was just a normal home.”
Lorren Khumalo
“And I kept asking his PPO, so his protection officer, ‘Do I curtsy, do I have to?’
“And he just looked at me and laughed and he said, ‘You’ll see, Prince Harry is amazing’.
“When I got there, the way he opened his arms ‘Hello Lorren!’ and gave me a hug.
“[I thought] ‘Wow, what a gentleman, what a gem’, oh my goodness, I couldn’t believe it.”
Lorren also spoke highly of Meghan and explained that the meeting was nowhere near as formal as she initially thought.
She continued: “And when I walked in and saw Meghan I thought ‘My God, what a beautiful woman’.
“I just felt so comfortable, it wasn’t as formal as I expected it to be, it was just a normal home.”
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Lorren looked after Archie just six months after he was born
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It was whilst the family were residing at Frogmore Cottage, ahead of their announcement that they were stepping down from working royal life to move to the StatesCredit: PA
