Super Nanny can’t be shaken or stirred

PRINCE George will be loooked after by “Super Nanny” - trained in anything from a nappy rash or wind to a paparazzi pursuit or kidnap attempt.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meets with the public at the Westpark Marina on April 11,

When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are out and about in Sydney next week, they can rest assured their son will be in the hands of a “Super Nanny” — who should be able to deal with anything from a nappy rash or wind to a paparazzi pursuit or kidnap attempt.

Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, 43, trained at the UK’s elite Norland College, which gives nannies a resume to rival James Bond. The college at Bath instructs nannies not only in childcare but also martial arts and evasive driving.

Prince William and Kate will leave the eight-month-old Prince George in the hands of the Spanish career nanny for a full night during their 10-day Australian tour.

“Norland College is known internationally as being the very best nanny college in the world. They train nannies for high-profile families,” Australian Nanny Association vice-president Annemarie Sansom said.

Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive in the rain at the Viaduct Basin in Auckland.

Prince William and his wife Catherine meet locals as they arrive at Auckland's Viaduct Harbour on Friday.

Header1! And smaller headers! Wednesday April 16: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George arrive at Sydney Airport in the afternoon. After a reception at Sydney Opera House, they will transfer by boat across the Harbour to Admiralty House where they will be based for duration of their time in Sydney. Thursday April 17: The royal couple will travel to the Blue Mountains to meet families affected by the bushfires. Members of the Winmalee Girl Guides are expected to be among those meeting the couple. Friday April 18: William and Kate will visit the Royal Easter Show at Homebush before travelling to Manly to meet children at the Bear Cottage hospice. From there they will go to Manly Beach for a surf demonstration by nippers from local surf clubs. Saturday April 19: The Duke and Duchess fly to the RAAF base at Amberley in Queensland. Sunday April 20 : Their Royal Highnesses will attend the Easter Sunday morning service at St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney. They will then visit Taronga Zoo, in particular the new bilby enclosure to be named after Prince George. This is tipped to be the best time to see the Prince.

“Norland trains its nannies in taekwondo because the nannies are with the children of very high-profile people. If there is a kidnap attempt they can help or know how to create a diversion so the security guards can step in.”

The two-year Norland College course also includes evasive driving training on a skid pan, where the nannies are put under pressure and instructed how to drive clear of pursuing vehicles.

“The college teaches child development but then there is training aimed specifically with that elite set of circumstances surrounding a very high-profile family,” Ms Samson said.

As a result, a Super Nanny would expect to command a salary up to three times that of the $60,000 earned by the average Australian nanny.

Before asking Norland College to prepare a short-list of suitable nannies for interview, William and Kate had been relying on help from Kate’s mother Carole Middleton and William’s former nanny, Jessie Webb, 71.

Ms Borrallo is believed to be the first foreign nanny to care for a future British king.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meets with the public at the Westpark Marina on April 11, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand.

She comes from a successful and devoutly Catholic family in Palencia, 225km north of Madrid.

Her engineer father died from cancer, her mother teaches disabled children.

British reporters sent to the town after Ms Borrallo’s appointment to Kensington Palace were told she had been an austere child with a good nature and no interest in boys.

Most expected her to become a nun. One of her three brothers is a deacon in the south of France, the others are teachers.

Ms Samson said the Spanish Super Nanny’s devotion to her job was vital when caring for such a high-profile charge.

“She has given up her life and commitments to devote herself to Prince George and his needs,” she said.

“We tell nannies that when you are working for a VIP family you give up your life.”

Despite the drawbacks of a life of devotion to someone else’s child, there had been a spike in interest in being a career nanny since the world first caught a glimpse of Ms Borrallo stepping off the plane in Sydney as the royal entourage prepared for the flight to New Zealand.

“There has certainly been a real buzz in the Australian nanny community as a result of this visit,” Ms Sansom said.