Carole Middleton went out of her way to marry off her daughters to society millionaires & royalty or mere coincidence??

[user1473882712]

Aibu to think that Carole Middleton went out of her way to marry off Kate & Pippa to royalty & society millionaires?? Wills & James Matthews are hardly oil paintings, would the girls look at them twice if they worked in Tesco? Reading about Pippa's wedding tonight & it seems the sisters were both quite the social climbers in Marlborough which was encouraged by their mother? I have friends in similar circles & it seems they are very hard to break into if you are not "old money/landed gentry types" so I think Carole achieved what she set out to do! Roll on Pippa's wedding, looking forward to seeing the dress!

[floatingfrog]

[NightWanderer]

Donna Air is hardly "society".

I suspect she just wants her kids to be happy, same as most mums.

[PeaFaceMcgee]

You have no evidence of what their mother did, said or encouraged whatsoever. YABU.

[Sisinisawa]

Yanbu

[DonkeyOaty]

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[LockedOutOfMN]

I don't really agree. I actually really like the Middleton parents although I admit that what I've seen in the media and assumed could be far from the truth.

[BarbarianMum]

How do you go about "marring your children off"? I can't even get mine to change their socks.

[SaveMeBarry]

Oh ffs Marry them off? Really? This is not the 1800's do you really believe they didn't have any choice in who they married?

And why Carole Middleton, why not Mr?

[AmysTiara]

Who cares?

[elQuintoConyo]

And just how did she do all this...? Get Kate to fall over prettily and land face-down in Harry's crotch? (Or is it Willy? Always get the two mixed up).

[Ketzele]

Yes, why is it only the mother in the frame?

[squoosh]

What's the word for a mother who hatches cunning plans to marry her daughters off to the richest and most hands...er, to the richest suitors in the land? A mum-gali?

Seriously, how many women do you know who'd follow their mother's directions when it comes to choice of gentleman caller? 😆

[Haffiana]

YABU. What a pile of bitchy nattery bollocks.

[LoisWilkersonsLastNerve]

Good grief. Popcorn anyone?

[Thewinedidit]

Good on her if she did. I doubt she had much say but assuming your theory is correct if they are happy and we'll off that's just a win in my view.

[originalbiglymavis]

Savemebarry - that's what I was going to say!

I do wish desrest mamma had had the foresight of pairing me orf with the local Laird...

[BrightonBelleCat]

She isn't Mrs Bennett as far as I know. What is the phrase? It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a fortune must be in want of a wife'

Pippa is clearly Jane. James is probably Lydia.

[Whathaveilost]

So Kate had no say whatsoever in her marriage? What woukd she have dine if Will didnt want to marry her?
Bonkers post from OP

[frieda909]

Last time I checked the Middleton daughters had two parents! Why only focus on the mother? Unless... could it be that this entire posts is just a bunch of sexist claptrap nonsense?

[savedbythebell]

I think you're right OP. It's the impression i get too.

[ChardonnayKnickertonSmythe]

How did she marry them off?

I thought Kate and Pippa did use their free will to choose who they will marry.
Hardly arranged marriages, both of them.

[squoosh]

The Bennet gels married well despite their charming (and overbearing and loud and vulgar) mother!

[expatinscotland]

Eh? Both of them were/are women in their 30s at marriage, and it's not like the Middletons are short of a bob or two.

[BerylStreep]

I think the 1780s are calling

[Glossolalia]