First Person Survey for:  Judith Elizabeth Glover

Name Given at Birth: Judith Elizabeth Glover

Nicknames: Nanni Judith

Hometown or where you were born: Oxfordshire

Current Residence: Where'er the Royal Children reside.

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Class: Noble

What do you do, your main function in life/society: I am a Royal Nanny. I along with the Lady Rosalyn, make sure that the needs of the Royal Children are met.

Have you ever gone skinny-dipping / do you know how to swim: On the subject of skinny-dipping - wouldn't tell you one way or the other. However, my mother did instruct me on maneuvering in the water.

Do you make fun of people: Nay, never, twould not be a good reflection on my employers.

Favorite Color: Purples and Greens. They have always pleased my eye.

Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: Nay never, for if I had I twould not be in the services of their Majesties.

Closest friends/How did you meet: Twould be the The Lady Rosalyn (fellow Nanny), Lady Edith, and lets not forget the Royal Children; as well as I have also made friends with the ladies in the Royal Lace Guild.

One Pillow or two: Multiple, for there are four of us in the bed. Three Princesses and I.

Pets: Who needs pets when the Royal Children have more than anyone can keep up with?

Favorite Type of Music: All types, especially Gypsy.

Hobbies/Pastimes: Bobbin Lacing, Dancing and Singing in Masques with the Children.

Personal Hygiene: As often as would be permitted.

Favorite Food: Since joining the Court, it would be easier to list those I do not like or have not tried as yet.

Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: Nay, Both have departed this world. But when alive, I indeed fared well with both my parents.

If your parents are dead, when and how did they die: When aboard, they were on a carriage ride along the cliffs when a flock of birds frightened the horses and all went over the edge. Being not of age, I became a ward of the court and served Her Majesty’s Nanny as a helper until I came of age and was given the opportunity to become a Nanny myself.

Favorite place to relax: Royal Gardens or a good shade tree next to a stream or pond for soaking ones tired feet.

Favorite Holy Day / Why: 

Favorite Drink: A good Mead.

What's your bedtime: When the Royal Children are tucked into bed and her Majesty the Queen has dismissed me.

What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet: A sturdy shoe for running after the Royal Children.

Are you married or single: Single – Betrothed died before we were to wed. That stupid Milk Sickness, wish we could find a cure for it.

Do you have a family / who are they: My father twould be Sir Christopher Alexander Glover of Oxford and my mother Lady Isabella Alys Glover his wife. Her maiden name twould not be knownst to me for fear of her life. My father did fall for a beautiful gypsy who agreed to marry him. She was forbidden to let me know of her past for she was to leave it behind. When I was old enough to know not to tell father certain things she told me bits and pieces of her past and taught me some of the dances she did as a girl with her caravan. Father never wanted me to know that I had anything but noble blood so as to be sure to marry me off.

Favorite Entertainment: Singing, Dancing, Masques.

Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Music and Dance

Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Laundry

Favorite Sport: What ever game the children have come up with at a moments notice. For that could be a sport in itself.

Most Humiliating Moment: Seeing as how this is the Children's first travels other than from palace to palace, let us see what happens at the Harvest Festival. Being in the public one for the first time in this manner shall prove fruitful in Humiliating Moments.

Proudest Moment: Becoming a ward of the Court, receiving tutorage beyond my station, and most of all being entrusted with the well being of the Royal Children.

Craziest Person or silliest you know: Besides the Princesses who all seem to have their day. The court jester when we get to see him.

What do you look for in the opposite sex: Besides being able to take very good care of me, I have a thing for eyes.

In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, Who is your immediate "overlord" In addition to the Lord Almighty, Her Majesty the Queen.

Favorite Sport to watch:  Jousting

Do you remember your first kiss: 

Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends: I correspond with them once or twice a year.

Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot: Where’er home tis not

Have you ever been overseas: Nay, not as yet.

Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone: Stone

What is your bed made of: Big hardwood bed with Down Feather Mattress

How many people sleep in your bed: Myself and three Princesses.

1. I will normally always be with the Royal Children.

2. I have a natural White streak in the front middle of my hair.

3. In what free time I may have, I like to join the Royal Bobbin Lacers.

4. Like the Royal Children I too am half gypsy.

5. I have taught the Princesses the dance(s) my mother taught me. They refer to it as Nanni's Happy Hips.

6. Being with the children all the time, there has not been much opportunity to seek a mate. Mayhap, the Harvest Festival will bring a romantic surprise my way.

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