Reference News Network reported on January 29 that the Economic News Network of Buenos Aires, Argentina, published an article titled "Mother of britain's future queen: Carol Middleton" on January 15, and the full text is excerpted as follows:
Carol Middleton, the granddaughter of a miner, had no college education, but becoming Britain's Prince William's mother-in-law changed her destiny. In her there is ambition, perseverance, and determination.
Years ago, young Carol was about to finish high school, and her wish was to go to college. Although she was able to study economics and other majors with her grades, she could not afford to pay the tuition. She lives in a house built by the government for working-class families. Her grandfather and great-grandfather were miners and her father was a mason. My mother worked as a temporary worker in a jewelry store and the rest of the time in a factory.
She lived in a decent house with her family, and she and her brother never ran out of food and clothing, but a college education at the time was a "luxury" for her. Obviously, going to college is certainly not within her family's reach, but having a good job is in her plan. A flight attendant was a great choice, and no one could have predicted that she would be able to walk into Buckingham Palace with her head held high in the future. If you are always the daughter of the working class, it is absolutely impossible to meet Queen Elizabeth. However, fate has its own arrangements. Not only will she be able to meet the Queen, but she will also be the mother of the future Queen of England.
Dream high
Carol Middleton was the mother of Prince William's wife, Kate Middleton. Her life was uneventful. Her real name was Carol Goldsmith, who was born on 31 January 1955 at a maternity hospital in Periwell. Only 10 years had passed since the end of World War II, and the country was slowly rebuilding. Goldsmith's family lived in a poorly equipped neighborhood, but her parents, Ronald and Dorothy, had always been hard-working and frugal.
Her father started out as a truck driver but later started working as a mason. When Carol entered elementary school, the country's economic situation, as well as the family's economic situation, improved slightly. At that time, the construction industry was booming, and Ronald was working more and more and getting paid more and more. He gradually went from being a bricklayer to a foreman and later managing his own team. The family was able to move to a better community and have another child. In 1966, Carol's younger brother Gary was born.
Carol attends Fisherstone High School. She had good grades but dropped out of school at the age of 16. The reason is still very much related to the family situation at that time, not out of laziness. She later said: "My parents didn't have the money to give me college, so I wanted to make some money and then continue my studies." Initially she got a job as a secretary. Although the salary for this job is low, her dream is high. She later decided to become a flight attendant and eventually got a job with British Airways.
Fall in love with the "nobility"
After joining the airline, she met Michael Middleton, who was a ground crew member. The young man was captivated by the flight attendant, who was six years younger than him, as he checked his luggage— with a frank smile, an infectious optimistic personality and an enviable energy. He gradually approached her under the pretext of work counseling, and finally succeeded in asking her to spend quality time with her.
On the first date, the conversation was fluid, even though Carol belonged to the "working class" and Michael, though not aristocratic, was aristocratic. During World War II, his mother was a nurse and codebreaker, while his father was a fighter pilot. When Carol learned that the elder Middleton was the co-pilot of a trip by the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, in 1962, she couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
So the airport ground dispatcher and the flight attendant fell in love. On June 21, 1980, they were married at St. James's Church in London. In 1982, a baby girl was born, and they named her Catherine, but usually called her Kate affectionately. In 1983, Felipa was born. In 1987, they gave birth to their third child, James.
Work hard
In 1984, when the airline sent Michael to Amman, everything went well. The Middleton family settled in Jordan. Carol sent Kate, who was only two years old at the time, to an English-run kindergarten, one of the most expensive in the area. She shared a classroom there with 12 other children. The teachers spoke to the children in English and also read verses from the Qur'an to them. The teachers not only taught them the language, but also how to "respect and love." When Carol hears Kate singing traditional nursery rhymes in Arabic, or asks for hummus for breakfast, she can't help but laugh. It's usually Carol who picks up and drops off the kids, but Michael also occasionally shows up at the kindergarten door.
In 1986, the family returned to the UK. After returning to her home country, Carol knew that she needed to work, but she didn't want to be bound by work. As the daughter of a blue-collar family, three values guide her life: hard work, dignified manners and family-oriented.
In 1987, while she gave birth to her son James, Carol had a bold idea. She found that her friends often asked her to help decorate and decorate her children's birthday parties, because she could always arrange the most beautiful birthday parties with the lowest budget. What if this little thing turns into big business? So she founded a party planning company and worked diligently to keep the business running.
Rich daughter
In addition to hard work, family is also very important to Carol, which is why she does not hesitate to involve her children in the management of the business as well. Kate has shot commercials for the company several times.
The experience of a small family business eventually growing into a large business also led Torol to move from working class to management. She decided to send her daughter to an English aristocratic school. Such aristocratic schools open their doors to only 7% of britons, but their graduates occupy 70% of the country's top positions.
Carol sent her daughters to the University of St Andrews and then to Marlborough College, a mixed boarding school. When Kate said she wanted to study art, Carol immediately enrolled her at the University of St Andrews.
Carol wants children to have a place in Britain's elite, so when they get to university, she advises them: "You only have one chance, don't miss out on opportunities, first impressions will play a decisive role." At university, Kate Middleton met Prince William, the second in line to the British throne. It is said that Prince William knew she was his future princess when he saw her coming in a dress.
William was mesmerized by Kate's beauty and soon fell in love with her and fell in love with her family. It was at the Middleton home that William saw the family for the first time. There are also quarrels in this family, but every day is full of laughter. There is a father who loves his mother deeply, not a pair of parents who are forced to marry without love under pressure. The person who makes your favorite dish is the mom, not the royal chef. There he felt for the first time the "warmth of home", and this warmth had nothing to do with the heating of the hot baking.
Move on and off
When the love affair between Kate and Prince William comes to light, Carol has to put up with media scrutiny of the bride's family. What's more, the media also described them and their daughters as "vulgar, pretentious, and like to compare."
The criticism of the family did not worry Carol, but she worried about seeing her daughter truly in love with a prince who also seemed to be in love but seemed unwilling to commit. The mother's fears were not unfounded. Kate and Prince William began dating in 2001 after two crises.
Kate's love life has stagnated and attracted media attention at the same time, and the unfriendly media has even portrayed her as a bride eager to propose. But the wedding arrived as scheduled. On April 29, 2011, Kate truly became a princess. The camera is captivated by the radiant bride. And Carol at the wedding is also very charming.
Since then, Carol has gradually learned to move freely in a world that is very different from the past, where not everything that sparkles is gold. In the face of criticism, she learned that "it turns out that not speaking is the wisest thing to do."
Like almost all mothers, she became an unconditional supporter of her daughter when her grandson, Prince George, was born. She is known as a grandmother who loves life and is good at companionship, and likes to spend time outdoors with her grandchildren and accompany them to climb trees. She also cooks with her grandchildren, dances with them, and rides bicycles. In other words, she treated them like real children, not princes and princesses. When Christmas came, she filled her room with Christmas trees. "I have a tree in each of my children's rooms so they can decorate it as much as they want," she said. ”
Kate's children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — had "a magical grandmother." For them, Carol is not the mother of the future queen, but an ordinary woman who shows them the true meaning of "hard work, solemnity and family-oriented".
Source: Reference News Network