Charlotte Jane "Lala" Bill was an English nanny to the children of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary. She was most closely involved with the couple's youngest child, Pri
Charlotte Bill with Prince John
Prince John of the United Kingdom was the fifth son and youngest of the six children of King George V and Queen Mary. At the time of his birth, his father was heir apparent to John's grandfather Edwar
Charlotte Bill
…to the children of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary. She was most closely involved with the couple's youngest child, Prince John, whom she nursed devotedly from 1905 until his death in 1919. Bill began her employment as the under-nurse to the York children. Working under the head…
Photograph by William Harding Lauder, c. 1909
The Princess of Wales with her four youngest children, c. 1905
Prince George holding John. Photograph by James Lafayette, 1909.
The royal children in 1910: (l-r) Albert, John, Henry, Mary, Edward, and George