Throughout all the controversies that have plagued Prince William and Princess Catherine over the years, the latter’s parents have rem…
Throughout all the controversies that have plagued Prince William and Princess Catherine over the years, the latter’s parents have remained dignified and notably media-shy figures. Princess Catherine’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, are humble folks from Berkshire who were thrust into the limelight when their daughter wed Prince William in 2011.
Many parents worry about the sort of partner their children will bring home; in Carole and Michael’s case, Catherine’s beau brought with him a regal lineage that understandably carries some lofty baggage. “It is all Michael and Carole have ever wanted, for their children to be successful and happily married, preferably into well-to-do families,” a friend told Vanity Fair for a “Meet the Parents” profile in 2011. “Never in their wildest dreams did they actually imagine one of them would marry into the royal family.”
As the eventual king’s in-laws and parents of the future queen consort, a role that Catherine may already be ready to take on, Carole and Michael have a daunting prospect ahead of them. But thankfully, they have their son-in-law at hand to help them adjust to the glare of the public spotlight. Here’s a look inside Prince William’s relationship with Carole and Michael Middleton.
When Prince William began dating Princess Catherine, much was made out of her parents’ class background. Her mom, Carole Middleton, is from a working-class family and grew up in public housing, whereas her dad, Michael Middleton, hails from a well-off family. However, the Middletons became wealthy through their Party Pieces business and were able to give Catherine a traditional middle-class upbringing. Catherine grew up in a gorgeous childhood home and she and her siblings were all sent to private school.
But the class system has long been ingrained in British culture. Being middle-class, Catherine was deemed by some as an unsuitable match for upper-class William. Subsequently, her mom ended up being targeted by the press over her class background. In 2007, William and Catherine temporarily broke up and some blamed Carole for the split. At the time, there were claims that elitist folks within William’s inner circle deemed Carole uncouth and uncultured.
William was reportedly angered by these classist attacks on Carole. “William does not believe that anyone genuinely — or even remotely — connected with him would say such things and is horrified that these reports have emerged,” a source told the Daily Mail. “He suspects there is a great deal of mischief-making going on … and thinks it is extremely unfair and totally unnecessary, particularly for Kate and her family.”
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