Carole Elizabeth Middleton is a British businesswoman.
13 Facts About Carole Middleton
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Carole Middleton is the mother of Catherine, Princess of Wales, Philippa Matthews, and James Middleton.
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Carole Middleton joined British Airways and worked as a flight attendant until her marriage to Michael Middleton, a member of the Middleton family.
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Carole Middleton founded Party Pieces, a mail-order party supply company, in 1987.
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Carole Middleton Elizabeth Goldsmith was born on 31 January 1955 in Perivale, London, the daughter of Ronald and Dorothy Goldsmith ; she is the older sister of IT recruitment multi-millionaire Gary Goldsmith.
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Carole Middleton's father was a builder, while her mother worked part-time in a jewellery store.
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Carole Middleton initially left school aged 16, but soon returned and achieved four A Levels.
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Carole Middleton subsequently worked as a shop assistant for John Lewis before being hired as a secretary for British Airways.
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In 1987, Carole Middleton established Party Pieces, a company that began by making party bags and which then sold party supplies and decorations by mail order.
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Carole Middleton first began the business "at her kitchen table" and distributed thousands of leaflets to advertise locally.
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Carole Middleton's husband quit his job at British Airways to join her at the company in 1989.
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Carole Middleton's husband descended from a prominent Yorkshire family with aristocratic roots.
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Carole Middleton is a grandmother to Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis of Wales.