In 2022, these rumors were pulled once more into public focus, when the BBC apologized to Pettifer after it was revealed they likely started through the journalist Martin Bashir's efforts to secure his 1995 Panorama interview with Diana. These rumors included the unfounded suggestion that the nanny had become pregnant with Charles' baby, later undergoing an abortion.
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This "common knowledge" could be the prince's reference to a series of rumors that circulated in the 1990s, suggesting that Pettifer had formed a close relationship with Charles. (Did Mummy see Tiggy as her Prince Harry talks about the animosity between Tiggy and Lady Diana #princeharry #tiggyleggebourke #ladydiana #princessdiana #royalfamily #princewilliam #princecharles #kingcharles ♬ original sound - 1609 It's common knowledge that Mummy suspected Tiggy was being groomed as her future replacement. "Mummy saw Tiggy not as a nanny, but as a rival.
"Mummy, sadly, didn't see it that way," he continued. She'd bite the head off anyone who tried. Uploaded to TikTok by user, 16o9_, on September 9, an extract from Harry's audiobook recording of Spare, in which he discusses Pettifer and his mother's relationship, has been viewed nearly 300,000 times so far.Ĭaptioned "Prince Harry talks about the animosity between Tiggy and Lady Diana," the prince is heard recounting how Pettifer accompanied him on a visit to Africa in the years after his mother's death.Īfter referring to Pettifer as "one of our nannies," he clarified: "Our favorite nanny, to be accurate, though Tiggy couldn't stand being called that. The nanny was a family friend of the royals and became close with Charles and the young princes William and Harry. Pettifer was employed by the then Prince Charles after his separation from Diana in 1992 to look after his children when they were in his care. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images/Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty ImagesĪmong the influential figures in his life at the time of his mother's death and the formative years that followed that the prince included in his book was Alexandra "Tiggy" Pettifer (nee Legge-Bourke), his former nanny. An excerpt from Harry's "Spare" memoir has gone viral on TikTok.
And (inset) Princess Diana photographed on November 20, 1995. Prince Harry in Germany on September 11, 2023.
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