The Woman Who Held a Princess
In such turbulent years, the presence of a trusted childhood nurse would have been profoundly stabilizing. Nurses, unlike tutors or guards, occupy a more intimate space — they are confidantes of emotion, witnesses to private sorrow, and carriers of cultural continuity.
Imagine a nurse brushing Leila’s hair before bed in a Cairo apartment while telling her stories of the gardens back in Niavaran Palace. Imagine her gently explaining why they couldn’t return home, trying to soften the edges of a truth too sharp for a child to fully grasp.
