Prince William and Harry’s ex-nanny is set to receive substantial damages from the BBC over "false and malicious” allegations used to obtain Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview with Princess Diana in 1995.
Tiggy Legge-Bourke appeared at the High Court in London for a public apology from the broadcaster regarding “fabricated” allegations that she had had an affair with the Prince of Wales while working as Charles’ personal assistant in 1995.
Tiggy, who is now known as Alexandra Pettifer, is most known for being Prince William and Harry ’s nanny during the 90s, where she helped the young princes for a number of years.
She was brought up on the Glanusk Park country estate in Wales and attended the Heathfield School in Ascot. After attending the Institut Alpin Videmanette finishing school in Switzerland, Tiggy completed a nursery teacher training course and later opened Mrs Tiggywinkle’s nursery in Battersea.The former royal nanny was hired by Prince Charles in 1993 to look after Prince William and Harry following Charles’ separation from Diana.Tiggy worked in the role for six years before moving on in 1999.
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