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

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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!

Donna Air is hardly "society".

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

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

Yanbu

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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.

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

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?

Who cares?

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).

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

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? 😆

YABU. What a pile of bitchy nattery bollocks.

Good grief. Popcorn anyone?

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.

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...

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.

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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

I think the 1780s are calling