Dylan Sinclair:
I suppose...let me run it through my software and see.
Prince Arthur:
No need, Ms. Sinclair. The Princess and I have prioritized her comfort and the safety and wellbeing of our child above her public image, so in this case we’ll have to leave it at that. You’ll no doubt find other ways to assist in raising our public image. Moving on to the official announcement. This will need to be made sooner than we thought due to the high risk of the story leaking when we go to Dr. Dropp’s office. In order to avoid any unnecessary and potentially damaging speculation, the palace announcement should be made before 1 p.m. on Friday.
Dylan Sinclair:
Okay, if that’s the way you want to go. I’ve drafted up the announcement already and will post it on our site and notify the media on Friday at 10 am.
Prince Arthur:
Excellent. We really do need to move on to staffing requirements. I'm assuming this agenda item is in reference to nannies.
Philip Crawford:
Yes. I understand the selection process can be quite lengthy, so I’d like to suggest we get started immediately.
Princess Tessa:
Nannies?
Prince Arthur:
Yes, darling. Only for the times you and I are otherwise engaged.
Phillip Crawford:
As it has been quite some time since this royal family has welcomed any children, I have taken the liberty of researching current childcare practices for other royal families across Europe. It seems as though it is necessary to have a minimum of six, preferably eight nannies on staff to provide twenty-four-hour coverage in a reliable way. In the past, we could get away with two nannies working twelve-hour shifts, but with the great number of changes to our employment laws over the past couple of decades, it is neither legal nor advisable to put such demands on an employee.
Princess Tessa:
Six to eight? Does that not seem rather excessive?
Phillip Crawford:
It may, but if you do the math, that works out to three eight-hour shifts per weekday, then two twelve-hour shifts on weekends.
Princess Tessa:
That’s hardly necessary, especially on weekends. Arthur and I take Sundays off, so we won’t need any assistance from Saturday evening until Monday morning. Plus, I’ve got my mum to help look after the baby as well during the week.
Phillip Crawford:
So you may be able to do with fewer, say, four or five?
Prince Arthur:
Yes, at the most, I’d say.
Princess Tessa:
I don’t need a night nanny.
Phillip Crawford:
But who will care for the child at night?
