oh, no, michael middleton. and this is a big statement. it s always about keeping it real. we ll see the keeping it royal part at the christening. martha: there s something i find very interesting about this. it s clear that the middletons are playing a very large role here, and most people might look at that and say, of course they are, they re the baby grandparents, but this is very different. you know, the role of the in-laws has been minimized in british history. they do not matter at all, okay? in this case she went right back there after the baby was born. these people will have as much say as the royal family, it appears. absolutely. william is rumored to call michael middleton dad sometimes, and he loves that stability martha: he didn t have that. so very much the blueprint to prince george s upbringing is quick to be kate s upbringing, that middle class lifestyle. martha: well, it s a nice picture, and they look very well
but it wasn t always the case. they came from pretty modest upbringing, a modest start in life. and it was really because of carol s desire to improve their position and to build that family business. they sold supplies for children s parties and soon spun it into an online internet empire worth millions. it was carol who saw that this business really had legs to grow. and of course, when that happened and there was money in the bank, they decided to invest in their children s education. as the middletons saw success, they sent their kids to private schools. kate was 13 when she came here, arriving confident, happy. but that would soon change. she went in at the age of 13 rather than 11. most of the girls had started at 11, so they were already they already had their circles. they kid. and it was very difficult for her to find her feet. she became the victim of the mean girls in the school. there was malicious gossip about
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look after each other. he s known the middletons for 16 years. they re just part of the community. they mix well. they ve got loads of friends because they ve got many, many friends. they re just a great family. carol goldsmith and michael middleton met while working for british airlines. they married in 1980. the oldest of three children, kate was born in 1982. what i heard from other folks is she was as normal as normal could be. she came from a normal upbringing. just a normal working class family. they re both workers, the parents, carol and mike, so just a normal working class family. kate was baptized at this church. she was a brownie in the local scout group and loved being in school plays. such a normal ordinary childhood for a woman in line to one day be queen. i think they were a family that always did things together. they enjoyed nice holidays. they drove nice cars.
upbringing, a modest start in life. and it was really because of carol s desire to improve their position and to build that family business. they sold supplies for children s parties and soon spun it into an online internet empire worth millions. it was carol who saw that this business really had legs to grow. and of course, when that happened and there was money in the bank, they decided to invest in their children s education. as the middletons saw success, they sent their kids to private schools. kate was 13 when she came here, arriving confident, happy. but that would soon change. she went in at the age of 13 rather than 11. most of the girls had started at 11, so they were already they already had their circles. they kid. and it was very difficult for her to find her feet. she became the victim of the mean girls in the school. there was malicious gossip about her background.