CAROLE and Michael Middleton rose to fame the moment their daughter Kate Middleton married Prince William.
As well as being parents to the Princess of Wales, they also have two younger children – Pippa and James.
Who is Carole Middleton?
Carole Middleton (née Goldsmith) was born in London in 1955 into a relatively normal family and grew up in Southall.
She initially left school at age 16, later returning and achieving four A-Levels.
Originally planning to be a teacher, she was unable to do so because her parents were unable to put her through university.
She later worked as a store assistant at John Lewis and then as a secretary at British Airways.
She was later transferred to the ground crew.
When she got married in 1980, she worked as a flight attendant.
Who is Michael Middleton?
Michael Middleton was born in 1949 into a wealthy family that already had some ties to the aristocracy.
He attended the prestigious Clifton College in Bristol.
He stayed at Brown’s House (like his father and grandfather before him).
The Clifton College archives record that Michael was praetor, the title of prefect of the college.
He represented the school at rugby and tennis.
After attending the University of Surrey, he began studying to become a pilot before moving into ground control upon graduating from the company’s in-house course.
How did Carole and Michael meet?
Michael met Carole when they were both working as ground crew.
They married on 21 June 1980 at St James’s Parish Church in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and later purchased a Victorian house near Reading.
What do Michael and Carole Middleton do for a living?
In 1987, the Middletons launched their own business, Party Pieces, after Carole realized she could make some money creating party bags.
After growing the company into a multi-million pound business, Party Pieces was badly hit by Covid restrictions and in April 2023 the company called in consultants from restructuring firm Interpath to try to raise new funds for the business.
However, the family decided to leave the company and in May 2023 the business was sold on a pre-package basis to Essex-based businessman James Sinclair.
What is Michael and Carole Middleton’s net worth?
Michael and Carole’s Party Pieces business meant the couple became millionaires. At the time of Kate’s marriage to Prince William in 2011, the business was estimated to be worth £30 million. However, as of 2024, the couple are believed to have over £54 million between them.
How old are Michael and Carole Middleton?
Michael’s birth date is June 23, 1949, and Carole was born on January 31, 1955. Michael turns 75 in June 2024, while Carole turns 69 in January 2024.
This means that Michael is just one year younger than daughter Kate’s father-in-law, King Charles, who was born on November 14, 1948. Charles’ wife, Queen Camilla, is one year older than her husband and turned 77 years in July 2024.
Camilla’s date of birth is July 17, 1947.
Where do Michael and Carole Middleton live?
Since moving there in 2013, the Middletons have lived in a £5million mansion called Bucklebury Manor.
The grade II listed Georgian property has seven bedrooms, five reception rooms – including a drawing room and library – and 18 acres of grounds complete with a tennis court and outdoor pool.
Traditional fireplaces, a kitchen with a large wooden dining table and a conservatory with huge floor-to-ceiling windows have already been shown in rare photos shared from inside the home.
Is Kate Middleton descended from royalty and does her family have royal titles?
The short answer is: no, Michael and Carol do not have any kind of royal title, despite Michael being descended from landed gentry. This is because they are not part of the Royal Family, even though their daughter is the future Queen of England.
Their daughter, Kate, married into the family and that’s why only she, her husband and her children have royal titles.
She is, however, indirectly related to royalty on her father’s side.
The Middleton family is linked to a former prime minister. William Petty-FitzMaurice served as British Prime Minister for one year from 1782 to 1783.
The connection with the Middleton family is through Lady Bullock, Michael’s cousin.
Through his direct ancestor, Dame Anne Fairfax, Michael Middleton has several descendants of King Edward III.
Who are Michael and Carole’s children?
Michael and Carole are now the proud grandparents of second in line to the throne, Prince George, his sister, Princess Charlotte, and Prince William and Princess Kate’s third son, Louis.
They also have a further three grandchildren through their second daughter, Pippa, who is married to hedge fund manager James Matthews.
James and Pippa share two daughters, Grace and Rose, and have a son named Arthur.
Michael and Carole’s son James Middleton married French financial analyst Alizée Thevenet on September 11, 2021.
They had their first child, Inigo, in October 2023.
The name Inigo is of Spanish and Basque origin and means “fiery”.
Kate Middleton’s down-to-earth school look
While we’ve already seen stunning footage of Kate dropping off the kids at Lambrook School, it turns out that, on a day-to-day basis, things are a lot less glittering than you might imagine.
A friend told Daily record: “There are no hairdryers – it’s always your hair in a ponytail.
“She is in gym clothes or a dress and sneakers, with little makeup, apologizing because she is late for school before rushing out.
“It’s the life of a working mother with three young children – just a different kind of day job than most.”
In fact, when George and Charlotte attended their previous St Thomas’ school in south London, it was reported that the parents barely looked at Kate during drop-off and pick-up.
A father told Daily Mail : “No one gives Kate a second look when she leaves school.
“We also have a Victoria’s Secret model at school, and the parents are much more interested in her.”
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