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Princess Eugenie<\/a> and Jack Brooksbank<\/a> attended King Charles<\/a>‘ annual Christmas lunch with a mystery guest.\n<\/p>\n On Dec. 16, Princess Eugenie, 35, and Jack, 39, were photographed driving as they attended the King’s Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace in London<\/a>, where they were accompanied by a fresh face.\n<\/p>\n Traveling in the backseat of the car alongside one of their sons, who sat in a carseat, was a woman believed to be their nanny.\n<\/p>\n Princess Eugenie and Jack share two young sons, August<\/a>, 4, and Ernest<\/a>, 2, and nannies are commonplace in the royal family.\n<\/p>\n Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie attend King Charles’ Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 16, 2025.<\/p>\n INSTARimages<\/p>\n King Charles<\/a> and the late Princess Diana<\/a> had multiple nannies through the years to help them look after Prince William<\/a> and Prince Harry<\/a> when they were boys, and it’s thought that Princess Eugenie’s sister, Princess Beatrice<\/a>, also has childcare help.\n<\/p>\n In July, Princess Beatrice, 37, and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi<\/a>, attended the London homecoming parade celebrating England’s women’s national soccer team winning the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 with their children and a helper in tow.\n<\/p>\n Beatrice and her Italian property developer husband, 42, share daughters Sienna<\/a>, 4, and <\/a>Athena<\/a>, 10 months, plus his son Christopher Woolf<\/a>, 9, from a previous relationship, and their apparent nanny helped watch over the kids.\n<\/p>\n Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Beatrice and their children in London on July 29, 2025.<\/p>\n JUSTIN TALLIS\/AFP via Getty\u00a0<\/p>\n The mystery guest believed to be Eugenie’s nanny wasn’t the only royal nanny at the palace Christmas lunch, which is a private gathering for the extended royal family typically held a week before Christmas.\n<\/p>\n Prince William<\/a> and Princess Charlotte<\/a> were also spotted driving with Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo<\/a>, the family’s longtime nanny. It marked a rare appearance for Borrallo<\/a>, who has worked for Prince William and Kate Middleton<\/a> since Prince George<\/a> was 8 months old.\n<\/p>\n When they were younger, Borallo was often spotted looking after Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis<\/a>, 7, behind the scenes of many royal events, from tours to Trooping the Colour and weddings.\n<\/p>\n Prince William, Maria Teresa Turrion Borallo and Princes Charlotte attend King Charles’ Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 16, 2025.<\/p>\n Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty<\/p>\n Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!\u00a0<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n She is a graduate of the elite Norland College, where the rigorous childcare coursework is nicknamed “Mary Poppins meets James Bond,” and she has a close connection with the children.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n