Carole Elizabeth Middleton
| Carole Middleton | |
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Middleton stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at the Royal Wedding in 2011
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| Born |
Carole Elizabeth Goldsmith 31 January 1955 Perivale Maternity Hospital, Perivale, London, England |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Middleton (m. 1980) |
| Children |
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Pippa Middleton James Middleton |
| Relatives |
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (son-in-law) Prince George of Cambridge (grandson) Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (granddaughter) James Matthews (son-in-law) |
Carole Elizabeth Middleton (née Goldsmith; born 31 January 1955) is a former flight attendant turned businesswoman, and mother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and her siblings, Pippa Middleton and James Middleton.
Middleton's first grandchild, Prince George of Cambridge, was born on 22 July 2013 and is third in the line of succession to the British throne. On 2 May 2015, her first granddaughter, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, was born, who is now fourth in line to succeed to the British throne.
Born at Perivale Maternity Hospital, the daughter of Dorothy Harrison and Ronald Goldsmith, she is the older sister of IT recruitment multi-millionaire Gary Goldsmith. She spent her early years in a small house in Southall, attending the local state schools.
She met flight dispatcher Michael Francis Middleton while working with British Airways as a flight attendant. The couple were married on 21 June 1980, at the Church of St James, in Dorney, Buckinghamshire. Leeds-born Michael was the son of pilot Captain Peter Middleton, whose mother Olive, was a member of the Lupton family who are described in the City of Leeds archives as being "landed gentry; a political and business dynasty".
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