Prince Charles meets nursery nanny during NZ trip

During his visit to New Zealand on Saturday, Nov. 7, Prince Charles met with his nanny after more than 60 years. She was the one who used to take care of Prince Charles at the Clarence House when he was a baby.

The British prince went to visit the Nelson research centre, which is opposite a care home where Jacqui Botting, his 92-year-old nanny, stayed. Prince Charles’ special woman sat under a nearby tree with the hope of seeing the child she took care of from there.

It was in early 1950s when Botting took care of Prince Charles and his sister, Princess Anne. However, Botting left her duties when she got married. An assistant told Prince Charles that Botting was there, and the prince reportedly felt “absolutely delighted” when he saw her. In spite of his busy schedule, the royal spent quality time with his nanny and remembered his childhood times.

“He remembered me, didn’t he?” Botting said amusingly. “It was very nice.”

Prior to his tour to Nelson, Prince Charles and wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, met military staff from eight countries. The prince showed appreciation for the Westport troops for their participation in the major military exercises held by the New Zealand Defence Force. He also discussed the threat of climate change around the world, which, according to him, is of enormous importance.

Recently, Prince Charles visited Field Marshall of the New Zealand Army. “One of the reasons I’ve been trying to go on about climate change for so long is unfortunately it’s a threat multiplied. I’m glad to see that at last various military people are taking this seriously,” he told the troops, BBC reports.

Prince Charles said he sees climate change as a major issue for concern because he believes that the threat would multiply with mass migration, rise of sea level, drought, flood and conflict over rare resources.

On Monday, Princes Charles and Camilla will be visiting Taranaki. They started their 12-day NZ tour on Nov. 4.

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