1. Carole Elizabeth Middleton is an English businesswoman.
15 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's father was a craftsman decorator, while her mother worked as a part-time jeweller.
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Carole Middleton spent her early years in council housing in Ealing before moving to a small Victorian apartment in Southall, West London, attending the local High School.
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Carole Middleton is the older sister of IT recruitment multi-millionaire businessman Gary Goldsmith.
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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 originally planned on being a teacher, but has stated that "my parents couldn't afford to send me to teacher training college".
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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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Carole Middleton then transferred to ground crew and by her marriage in 1980 was working as a flight attendant.
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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 has seven grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis of Wales, Arthur Michael, Grace Elizabeth Jane and Rose Matthews, as well as James' son Inigo.