Kate and William's nanny is recognised by the King in New Year Honours list after 12 years of loyal service to the Waleses
Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, who has played a pivotal role in the lives of Prince George, Princess Charlotteand Prince Louis, will be given the silver Royal Victorian Medal.
The Prince and Princess of Wales's nanny has been recognised in the New Year Honours list for 2026.
Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, who has played a pivotal role in the lives of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, will be given the silver Royal Victorian Medal.
The reward is for personal service to the Royal Family and is a gift from the Sovereign.
Ms Borrallo hails from Spain and was trained at the prestigious Norland College before starting work for Waleses in 2014.
She was hired to help William and Kate look after George when he was eight months old but she now cares for Charlotte and Louis too.
Ms Borrallo was seen wearing the distinctive brown and white Norland uniform while tending to the three children during Pippa Middleton's wedding in 2017.
More recently, she was spotted in the back of Prince William's car as the Waleses headed back from a Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on December 16.
Ms Borrallo lived with the family at Kensington Palace but when they moved into Adelaide Cottage in Windsor's Home Park she stopped being a live-in nanny.
However, she continued to care for the children while living at another property.
Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo is seen wearing the distinctive brown and white Norland uniform while tending to the children in 2015
Ms Borrallo lived with the family at Kensington Palace but when they moved into Adelaide Cottage in Windsor's Home Park she stopped being a live-in nanny
Prince George is held up at a window of Buckingham Palace by his nanny to watch Trooping the Colour in 2015
The Prince and Princess of Wales now live at the eight-bedroom Forest Lodge, which they intend to be their 'forever home'.
At the time Ms Borrallo was hired, Kensington Palace released a statement saying: 'Maria is a full-time nanny, who started work with us recently, and will be accompanying the Duke and Duchess and Prince George to New Zealand and Australia.
It added: 'We will not be giving further details on Maria or her employment, except to say that the Duke and Duchess are of course delighted she has chosen to join them.'
Maria was born in Madrid but grew up in Palencia in northern Spain.