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Meghan Markle confirms fire in Archie's nursery

<p>Meghan Markle has revealed that her son narrowly escaped a fire that broke out in his nursery while on a tour of Southern Africa in 2019.</p> <p>The Duchess of Sussex shared the story on the first episode of her new podcast, <em>Archetypes</em>, which featured her "dear friend" and tennis champion Serena Williams. </p> <p>During the hour-long conversation, Markle discussed the devastating incident with her then four-month old son Archie while aboard on a royal engagement. </p> <p>This ill-fated tour to Southern Africa in October 2019 was the last official engagement for Harry and Meghan before they stepped back from being senior working royals. </p> <p>In the podcast, Meghan explained how their family had only been in the township of Nyanga for a few hours before the incident took place in Archie's nursery. </p> <p>She said, "I'm giving this speech to women and girls, and we finish the engagement, we get in the car and they say, 'There's been a fire at the residence. There's been a fire in the baby's room.' What?"</p> <p>She went on to explain how Archie's nanny Lauren had taken him downstairs briefly before he was put to bed for a nap, and the heater in the room caught fire. </p> <p>Luckily, no one was injured during the fire, but Meghan said both her and her husband were rattled by the experience and were rushed out to attend another engagement, rather than stay with their son. </p> <p>She said, "And we came back. And of course, as a mother, you go, 'Oh my God, what?' Everyone's in tears, everyone's shaken. And what do we have to do? Go out and do another official engagement?"</p> <p>"I said, 'This doesn't make any sense'. I was like, 'Can you just tell people what happened?' And so much, I think, optically, the focus ends up being on how it looks instead of how it feels."</p> <p>The first episode of <em>Archetypes</em> is available now on Spotify, and will feature a new guest each week, with next week's guest being music legend Mariah Carey. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Spotify</em></p>

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Bindi Irwin shows off nursery ahead of baby's birth

<p>It's getting closer and closer to Bindi Irwin's due date, and the Australian conservationist has thrilled fans with a look inside her daughter's nursery.</p> <p>Taking to Instagram, Bindi who is gearing up to welcome her first child with husband Chandler Powell, showed off the adorable nursery.</p> <p>The 22-year-old shared a sweet message filled with gratitude over the support she has received from fans and family throughout her pregnancy.</p> <p>“Sharing our deepest gratitude to YOU reading this message as we get ready for our daughter to arrive,” Bindi wrote on Instagram.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhUpvmhDc6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhUpvmhDc6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“The support we have received from your kind comments, Chandler’s family in Florida, mine in Oregon, friends across the globe, our amazing Australia Zoo family – it means the world to us.”</p> <p>She continued: “Baby Wildlife Warrior is already so loved and we are eternally grateful. With all my heart, thank you.”</p> <p>Alongside the caption was a stunning photo showing off the baby's room, decorated with delicate illustrations on the wall.</p> <p>The daughter of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin announced her pregnancy in August last year, revealing later that month that she was expecting a girl.</p>

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The massive milestone Princess Charlotte will celebrate this week

<p>Princess Charlotte of Cambridge will be sure to tug on the heart strings of her parents, Prince William and Duchess Kate, once the little royal reaches a massive milestone this week.</p> <p>The-4-year-old will officially wrap up her last day at nursery – which she started attending in January 2018 – and will join her big brother Prince George at big school in September.</p> <p>We are sure the little royal will be sad to wrap up her time at Willcocks Nursery (located in Kensington), but it won’t be too long before she is back in action alongside her older brother in her adorable new uniform.</p> <p>The Duchess of Cambridge shared a stunning photograph of her daughter on her first day at nursery in a red coat and matching shoes, with the adorable royal looking ready to tackle the big day ahead of her.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BdsccZ-gYel/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BdsccZ-gYel/" target="_blank">The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to share two photographs of Princess Charlotte at Kensington Palace this morning. The images were taken by The Duchess shortly before Princess Charlotte left for her first day of nursery at the Willcocks Nursery School.</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/kensingtonroyal/" target="_blank"> Kensington Palace</a> (@kensingtonroyal) on Jan 8, 2018 at 8:01am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>At Willcocks Nursery, Princess Charlotte has learnt a number of handy skills that can be used when she gets a little older, including singing, cooking and learning values aligned with the school’s ethos: “High standards, excellence and good manners.”</p> <p>Kensington Palace confirmed earlier this year the little royal would join her big brother at Thomas’s Battersea on September 5.</p>

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This is how much Princess Charlotte’s new nursery school costs

<p>Prince William and Duchess Kate have booked two-year-old Princess Charlotte into an exclusive London nursery school for 2018.</p> <p>The so-called ‘traditional nursery school’ is located in Hyde Park, just moments away from their home at Kensington Palace.</p> <p>According to news.com.au, school fees for the Willcocks Nursery School are in the region of £19,770 (A$34,481) for three terms, consisting of morning and afternoon sessions, and a lunch club.</p> <p>Speaking to news.com.au, The Willcocks Nursery School said: “We are delighted that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen the Willcocks Nursery School for Princess Charlotte. We look forward to welcoming Charlotte to our nursery in January.”</p> <p>The school is rated by regulators as an “outstanding provider”, and offers outdoor play, drama, French lessons, cooking and painting.</p> <p>William and Kate have also released a <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/art/2017/12/princess-charlotte-looks-like-the-queen-in-christmas-card-photo/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>new family portrait</strong></span></a> for their Christmas card, featuring George and Charlotte – who bears an uncanny resemblance to her great-grandmother, the Queen – with the young family dressed in a blue hue. Kate is expecting their third child in April.</p>

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Surprising reason hospitals in the US are getting rid of baby nurseries

<p>More and more hospitals in the United States are doing away with baby nurseries, in a move they say is better for the baby.</p> <p>In hospitals with nurseries, newborns are delivered, their cord is cut, and then they are whisked away to the nursery. Here, they are evaluated, immunized and either fed formula on schedule, or, the hospital staff will facilitate breastfeeding with the mother.</p> <p>However, the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.unicef.org/programme/breastfeeding/baby.htm" target="_blank">Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative</a></strong></span>, a concept started by UNICEF and the World Health Organization in 1991, aims to turn maternity wards into "centres of breastfeeding support." </p> <p>In United States hospitals that are certified as “baby-friendly,” the newborn stays in the room with their mother unless there's an urgent health issue. Experts say this will encourage moms to breastfeed and bond with their babies.</p> <p>"The research is abundant, and it shows the benefits of keeping a mom and baby together in a room really creates an environment that's the healthiest for the baby and the healthiest for the mothers," Lori Pugsley, newborn family units nursing director at Massachusetts General Hospital, told the Today show.</p> <p>Formula is available by special request and the use of pacifiers is discouraged.</p> <p>By the end of 2017, one in four births in the US will be in hospitals where the baby stays with his or her mother, around the clock. </p> <p>Some people say that the move is really just a push from breastfeeding advocates, while many mothers say that they really need a rest after labour.</p> <p>What do you think about the change? Should we introduce it in New Zealand? Let us know in the comments below.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Related links:</strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/06/photos-show-the-joy-of-adoption-after-foster-care/">Photos show the pure joy of adoption after foster care</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/06/having-a-sibling-makes-boys-selfless/">Having a sibling makes boys selfless</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/06/babies-know-whether-you-are-naughty-or-nice/">Babies know whether you are naughty or nice</a></strong></em></span></p>

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Prince Charles reunited with his nursery nanny

<p>More than 17,000 kilometres and 60 years on from where it all began, Prince Charles was reunited with the woman who cared for him as a baby at Clarence House.</p> <p>Jacqui Botting, 92, lives in a care home opposite a Nelson research centre the Prince was visiting as part of his New Zealand tour, and had been sitting under a nearby tree in the hope of seeing him.</p> <p>New Zealand-born Botting looked after Prince Charles and his sister Princess Anne in the early 1950s, before she returned to marry.</p> <p>As she waited for an audience with His Royal Highness on Saturday, she clutched Christmas card she had received signed by Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Charles himself, the Daily Mail reported.</p> <p>An aide alerted the Prince to Botting's presence and he was "absolutely delighted" to see her, taking time out of his schedule to catch up on old times.</p> <p>"He remembered me, didn't he?" Botting later mused. "It was very nice."</p> <p><span>First appeared on </span><span><span><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz" target="_blank"><strong>Stuff.co.nz</strong> </a></span></span></p>

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