Carole & Michael Middleton orchestrated children's future from birth?

[Blueballoons1]

Aibu to think the Middleton's very single handedly claimed the social ladder seamlessly? All three children are wildly rich & accepted in the highest echleons of society. Aibu to think that was no accident but carefully mapped out from birth?

I am the only one who has skimmed through this thread and is mystified not to find mention of Pippa’s bottom?

I’ve never understood the ‘social climbing’ angle to the Middleton story. Michael middleton’s family was multi-generation rich. His father flew with prince Philip and was already in those circles. It’s always been ludicrous to try and turn the Middletons into some sort of rags to riches story. The girls have never known anything other than wealth.

I guess because actually it comes across as another attempt to kick Kate while she’s down- which seems to be the order of the day - and after a while it feels cruel.

Problem is there are no other meaty threads really- except something about a child vomiting in a plastic bowl at the supermarket…

I think Carole had jumped up a bit from her roots. But so what really? It’s better than being born with every advantage and throwing it all away .

Haha that's hilarious!

Any parent who ‘helps’ their child into a Russell Group University (ie most of mumsnet) is pushing for their child’s future, and is very class based.

So people in glass houses… !

Well that beats all the other comments saying they were aristos due to Michael.. They definitely climbed socially & more power to them. It's not as easy these days.

Yes apparently the rumour is Kate's allergic to horses but I've never seen any of the family on top of a horse.. So they missed a trick there.

However the lack of equestrian pursuits didn't hold them back fortunately.

I thought there was something about a poster of him on the wall at school too?

But it’s no crime I guess . And I don’t think it’s true about her having all the connections etc. I seem to recall William’s circle called KM’s mum Doors to Manual - which actually made them sound the less classy ones tbh … So she’s hung in there through some bumps and deterrents and I don’t think it’s always been a walk in the park with flowers springing before her feet because she had every advantage. And it must be worse still now.

Also, Kate and both her siblings are all very good looking people. I imagine that helped a lot.

Honestly - why do you care. How have you come to the conclusion. Why is this on your mind. What do you plan to do about it?

What if he wants to marry Prince Louis?

There’s a plausible named source here claiming Kate had accommodation sorted at Edinburgh Uni with two of her best friends before she pulled out at the last minute to take a gap year and re-apply to St Andrews, so there may be a grain of truth in it.

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a46092301/kate-middleton-prince-william-university/

But never mind all that… I’m more agog at the Hanbury parents pimping out their two daughters to much older, and in one case likely gay, men. What was their mum thinking??!

They gave their son James the name William as his middle name so obviously like the name

That said, they both have the most gorgeous stately houses in Norfolk and Italy. But still!

Needless to say the future king was not even born at that time. Kate is a few months older than William.

No Kate was born Jan 82 and William June 82.

You're basing your opinion mainly on The Crown? Idiotic

@DinaofCloud9
Ok so she was heading to Edinburgh uni. He was taking a gap year and firmed at st Andrew's for the following year.
She dropped her place at Edinburgh and took a gap year and reapplied but to St Andrew's

Another bullshit thread. You just sound rather nasty OP.

Kates siblings were always going to have an easy ride once Kate Married Will. Nothing to do with their planning!

This.

They could have looked like Quasimodo and had a fiver to their name...rich, successful climbers would still have chased them just to be able to say 'my sister in law the Queen'.

Well, yeah, and I'll admit I can't be arsed to RTFT but apparently Diana and the Spencers were 'Commoners' - laughable, so y'know, different strokes etc

I was at a boarding school myself. My parents had zero input into my university applications. My son is at one, I have had zero input into his. In both cases, because it is nothing to do with the parent, rather the person applying.

Oh no, not another person who believes the Crown is an actual documentary rather than a work of fiction!

I’ve got my eye on Prince George for my granddaughter.