The biographies of the great rarely report much about the nanny, but for many, she will have played a crucial role in their formative years.

Proper British nannies put the child ahead of everything. They do not like to see children used as accessories, carried around in slings for the convenience of the parents' social life. They want a proper set-up, where the baby is rested and happy, not shown off to all-comers.

A nanny, by being the child's doughty defender, may put sensitive noses out of joint.

Jacob Rees-Mogg Quotes