Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have ‘scaled down’ staff and just rely on ‘indispensable’ gran Doria Ragland
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry currently don’t have any staff at Frogmore Cottage and are relying on new grandma Doria for help, according to an expert.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are yet to employ a nanny, chef or a team of staff at their Windsor home, says royal author Katie Nicholl.
The new parents are being looked after by “indispensable” Doria, 62, who has been staying with the couple for the past few weeks.
Katie told Grazia that the couple are currently having a “scaled down team”, and it seems they're keen to maintain some normality away from the public eye.
It is thought the couple will get a nanny in due course, but some reports have claimed she is looking for American candidates – and haven't ruled out employing a 'manny' either.
Meghan is known to be a passionate cook, and used to publish recipes on her now-defunct lifestyle website The Tig, which she ran before she met Prince Harry.
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And her first solo project in the royal family was to launch a community cookbook, in support of those affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Doria, who was Meghan’s only family member to attend the wedding, flew from LA to London before the birth of her grandson.
The source told Katie: “Doria has been helping out, she has been indispensable.”
The dedicated new grandma was pictured beaming at newborn Archie, who was born last Monday, alongside the Queen in the official photos last Wednesday.
Doria was even referenced in the palace’s birth announcement, which hinted at the key role she is expected to play in Archie’s life.
The announcement said: “The Duchess’s mother, Doria Ragland, who is overjoyed by the arrival of her first grandchild, is with their Royal Highnesses at Frogmore Cottage.”
Although she is being very hands-on in her family’s life at the moment, she is not expected to relocate from LA entirely.
Across the pond she works as a yoga instructor and has currently cancelled her classes, and has employed a house-sitter and dog walker for her beloved two pooches.
She is said to have a suite of rooms available to her at Frogmore Cottage, and sources have said she will be a “frequent” visitor.
Her attentive behaviour following the birth is very different to that of Harry’s family.
Although the Queen and Prince Philip met the baby shortly after the birth, his own dad Prince Charles is yet to see the tot.
The palace confirmed that Prince William and Kate Middleton met the baby yesterday, over a week after their nephew was born.
Royal commentator Omid Scobie said on Good Morning America: “Archie's first week at home with mum and dad was quiet, they wanted that personal space with their newborn.
“This week it's all about the visitors, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visiting tomorrow and the Prince of Wales visiting later this week.”
We shared how Archie could help change Meghan Markle’s ‘difficult’ image, brand expert claims.
It is thought Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘will NOT reveal Archie’s birth certificate’.
And Archie's moniker is also believed to be a tribute to Princess Diana, who has an ancestor called Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll.
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