The article doesn't say that they had shared Christmases after Dorothy's death only when Carole and Joanna's mum were younger....
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Yep. In fact, all of Joanna's memories about Kate and Carole appear to be from when she was younger. If the most recent photo she can produce is from 1991, then how close can they really be?
It sounds like Carole and her cousin drifted apart years ago. Way before Kate and William married.
Joanna was speaking about many more modern incidents than 1991, including how hurt she is about how her elderly grandparents (Carole Middleton's uncle and aunt) have been since the birth of Prince George. Instead of concentrating on Joanna, (Carole's goddaughter) how about some of you consider the treatment meted out to that elderly couple, and think whether you'd like that replicated in your own families.
Joanna was speaking about many more modern incidents than 1991, including how hurt she is about how her elderly grandparents (Carole Middleton's uncle and aunt) have been since the birth of Prince George. Instead of concentrating on Joanna, (Carole's goddaughter) how about some of you consider the treatment meted out to that elderly couple, and think whether you'd like that replicated in your own families.
Joanna was speaking about many more modern incidents than 1991, including how hurt she is about how her elderly grandparents (Carole Middleton's uncle and aunt) have been since the birth of Prince George. Instead of concentrating on Joanna, (Carole's goddaughter) how about some of you consider the treatment meted out to that elderly couple, and think whether you'd like that replicated in your own families.
All I can say is that after this "episode" and whining to the DM, I think Joanne has probably distanced herself further than ever from the Middletons.
I am so sick of this view that the Middleton's are social climbers despite all evidence to the contrary. I have seen no real evidence that the Middleton's have forgotten where they came from, didn't they even invite their neighbors to the wedding. And the insistence of Uncle Gary being there shows familyoyalty. This person imo sounds like a nobody who feels entitled because she knows somebody famous. I can only name one child of all my cousins and I dont feel entitled or a need to be introduced to them. This Joann isn't entitled to meet George, the only elderly relatives who usually travel to meet a new family member are grandparents and the aunts, not a 2nd cousin or a great great uncle.
What has Carole Middleton done that is so bad that the Di-ly Mail feels the need to continously bash her? Is it because she was born working class and didn't have the "decency" to stay there?
Why we should all be grateful the Middletons - TelegraphIn a house in the village of Bucklebury, Berkshire, the future king lies – with any luck – sleeping. The fact that Prince George of Cambridge will spend the first few weeks of his life not in a palace or castle but in an ordinary family’s home is revolutionary, but then everything about the Middleton family is game-changing.
His mother’s official name may be Her Royal Highness Princess William, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus. But this is to belie the fact that not since the relatively humble Elizabeth Woodville married Edward IV, sowing the seeds of the Wars of the Roses, has the Royal family received such a jolt to the bloodline.
The Middletons are the first family without a title to be grandparents of a future sovereign since 1028, when an anonymous French washerwoman gave birth to William the Conqueror. Queen Elizabeth, née Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and Diana, Princess of Wales, née Lady Spencer, were considered commoners because their fathers were mere earls. But the Duchess of Cambridge is the real deal: the daughter of two former airline stewards, scion of miners, clerks and shop assistants.
Genealogical point-scoring aside, what’s fascinating about the (now) resolutely upper-middle-class Home Counties Middletons are the values they will contribute to the aristocratic Windsor gene pool.
Carole is a 'social climber' whilst Mike has been solidly middle class his entire life although resolutely upper-middle-class in his later years,Mike Middleton comes from a line of wealthy Yorkshire wool merchants, whose trust fund enabled him to send his three children to public school. His grandfather was a solicitor, his father a pilot. All three generations boarded at Clifton College in Bristol.
got it in one. The DM used to criticise Catherine (led by a particularly nasty journo) but then she got married so now they've moved on to Carole.
I think she and Mike have been exemplary in staying low key. I think they are great.
If Tim or Sophie's families attend high-profile events no-one notices because, frankly, no-one cares. I'm sure they do attend parties and sporting events etc. but as no-one gives a you-know-what about them, no photographer bothers to take their picture.
Should Mike and Carole not attend Wimbledon? Surely they have the right to watch a sport that they enjoy. Should they have no social life? Should they stay at home 24/7 just because someone might take their picture? Should they not attend Ascot even though the Queen invites them to not only attend, but ride in the carriage procession with her?
The idea that the Middletons should be accused of 'milking' their royal connections is laughable when Sophie herself was caught red handed trading her royal connections for financial gain.
If the Middletons really were milking their royal connections, they would never have been invited to Ascot or the Diamond Jubilee celebrations by the Queen.
I agree that no one cares about Sophie or Tim's families but that is because they never made the effort to push themselves into the limelight.
No, no-one cares about Sophie or Tim's families because neither married the heir to the throne. Neither were going to have children who would be monarch one day. Neither married in enormous, worldwide weddings that became media sensations.
Whether William married the daughter of a Duke or the daughter of a dustman, that woman's family would be massively covered by the media. You seem to think that the Middletons basically shouldn't leave their home. The only way they can ensure they won't be photographed is to never leave the confines of their house. That's just not realistic.
The parents of all the other women who married heirs to the throne attend different events that they may not have been invited to otherwise, but they're not accused of 'milking' their connections. That seems to be something only the Middletons get accused of.
If Tim or Sophie's families attend high-profile events no-one notices because, frankly, no-one cares. I'm sure they do attend parties and sporting events etc. but as no-one gives a you-know-what about them, no photographer bothers to take their picture.
Should Mike and Carole not attend Wimbledon? Surely they have the right to watch a sport that they enjoy. Should they have no social life? Should they stay at home 24/7 just because someone might take their picture? Should they not attend Ascot even though the Queen invites them to not only attend, but ride in the carriage procession with her?
The idea that the Middletons should be accused of 'milking' their royal connections is laughable when Sophie herself was caught red handed trading her royal connections for financial gain.
If the Middletons really were milking their royal connections, they would never have been invited to Ascot or the Diamond Jubilee celebrations by the Queen.