Is being a princess of the British royal family a beautiful difference? The answer is not necessarily. There are lessons from the past include Diana, who is depressed all day after marrying into the royal family, and Meghan, who openly tore apart from the royal family and took her husband out of the royal family within a few years of marrying into the royal family. But there is a princess who married into the British royal family for 11 years and has been abiding by etiquette, extending the heirs of the royal family and winning the love of the British people. She is - Princess Kate.
In fact, the modern royal family is a profession in itself, and the royal family - especially the core members, to some extent, are also star actors, through their words and deeds, to show the public a moral code.
And Princess Kate did this very well.
Although he was born a commoner, he was knowledgeable; Dress stylishly, but not too maverickly; He has a personal opinion, but is also modest and courteous, has rushed to the front line of charity activities many times, and can respect royal family norms.
Princess Kate's current proper manners, and almost perfect words and actions. If you dig deeper, you can actually dig a starting point, that is, her mother - Carol Middleton.
It can be said that without Kate's mother Carol, the commoner-born Princess Kate, it would be impossible to marry William anyway, and get so much recognition and support.
From the British Airways cabin
Walk to the royal family group photo C position
In the early years, the British people called Kate's marriage to Prince William "Sparrow marrying phoenix", but if it really comes to class jump, Kate's mother Carol is actually the real role model.
Carol was born in 1955 into a family of miners, her father had always been a worker, her mother was a salesperson, and the family could be said to be poor and white.
Carol, who grew up in adversity, showed optimism from an early age
Later, because the family was so poor, Carol dropped out of school at the age of 16.
Even if he reluctantly returned to school later, he dropped out again within 3 months due to family circumstances. Carol had to go out to work, secretaries, cashiers, etc., she tried.
Two choices that allowed her to leap from commoner to middle class.
But her first unusual choice was not to relax herself when she was a secretary.
The day was busy enough, but Carol still learned a lot on her own, including forcing herself to master a new language, French, which is now the equivalent of adult education.
It was this choice to study in her spare time that led Carroll to make her first class jump, interviewing for British Airways, becoming a flight attendant, and joining the high-paying white-collar cohort.
It stands to reason that Carol has a good face and has become a flight attendant who can meet many rich people at work, and she can find a rich man to marry her off once and for all.
But instead of choosing this easy but eye-catching path, Carroll chose the loyal and honest ground crew Michael Middleton.
Although the work is average, the income is not too much. But Michael's family has an aristocratic family tree, his grandfather is a wealthy landowning class, the descendant of nobility, and his father is a colonel in the Royal Air Force.
In 2022, Carol and her husband Michael appeared at the Royal Jockey Club
It is equivalent to that the choice of this marriage has allowed her to directly enter the middle class from the well-off class.
After giving birth, adhere to the principle of "education above all".
In 1980, Carol married Michael, and had three children in 7 years of marriage: the eldest daughter Kate, the second daughter Pippa, and the youngest son James.
Carol hugged Kate, who was still an infant
Perhaps it was the interrupted schooling in her teenage years that made Carol understand the importance of education, so Carol paid special attention to her children's learning.
When Kate reached school age, Carol directly abandoned the school on her doorstep and spent a lot of money to send Kate to St Andrews Primary School - this primary school is famous for specializing in training English ladies and gentlemen, gathering the sons and daughters of rich and noble families, and practicing the accent, manners, manners of the nobility from an early age...
Located on the coast of Eastbourne, England, this primary school is still an aristocratic school to this day
In the following years, when the second daughter and the younger son reached the age of elementary school, they were also sent to this school by Carol.
Michael with his second daughter Pippa and youngest son James
£300,000 a year in tuition fees is not enough? Carol mortgaged the house directly.
This desperate courage is enough to see the importance she attaches to her children's education.
The three children themselves competed, and not only did they have the best academic performance in this school, but also the sports that aristocrats should learn: hockey, skiing, surfing.
As a girl, Kate loved hockey
By the way, it was at this elementary school that Kate first met William because Prince William followed his school's hockey team to play at Kate's school.
Although there was no story at that time, it felt that it was also the fate of the underworld.
In sixth grade, Kate became the captain of the school hockey team
Kate's junior high school, high school, all the way to the aristocratic school, graduated from high school with 3 A-level diplomas, and entered the same university as Prince William - the University of St Andrews, and chose to major in art history.
In college, the process of two people meeting-knowing-loving each other is definitely a matter of course.
Little fairies can put themselves in Prince William's shoes and think: a beautiful girl with a bit of blue-blooded aristocracy, the same profession as herself, the same love of art and sports as herself, and even played with her in her elementary school when she was 9 years old...
But think about it from another angle, how much of Kate's commonality with William was "smashed" by Carroll's education policy?
The answer is almost all.
However, falling in love with William is still far from becoming a princess.
In the years that Kate and William separated, Carroll did not lack efforts.
She tightly grasped the prince's stomach with superb barbecue cooking skills, and the family had William's love of cheese snacks, red wine and sea salt chocolate all year round, and William would also be called on family trips, and her care for William just made up for his lack of maternal love since childhood.
Rumor has it that even William proposed marriage before Christmas that year, Carol had a long conversation with him and made up his mind.
The result is naturally happy, look at William and Kate today, still loving, and the family is very happy.
The second daughter also lived well, and she grew up in an aristocratic school who was equally elegant and sociable.
Surrounded by royal celebrities, the boyfriends he interacts with are all worth extraordinary. There are bankers, there are rich second generations, there are Scottish aristocrats, there are athletes, financiers, etc...
IN 2017, PIPPA TIED THE KNOT WITH JAMES MATTHEW, THE FAMILY'S BILLIONAIRE REPRESENTING OLD MONEY.
And Pippa herself is also a strong woman, active in the publishing industry, writing articles, giving interviews, and even being an independent director, and organizing many charity activities, and the next life will definitely not be bad.
The youngest son, James, suffers from dyslexia, as well as depression and ADHD ADHD, and it stands to reason that it is not easy for this child to raise up.
But Carol's educational policy for him is probably "just be happy", look at his INS, the life of idle clouds and wild cranes every day, and marry a beautiful French financial accountant, which can also be regarded as a happy life.
Carol's three children are basically successful in their careers, harmonious families, and worry-free food and clothing.
This kind of life seems simple, but thinking back to the difficult times when Carol had to mortgage her house in order to send her children to school, I have to sigh that Carol is really far-sighted.
She was not born with a golden spoon, but with her own efforts, the entire family achieved a class leap.
Especially seeing Princess Kate's elegant and generous every move, it is not difficult to imagine how much effort Carol has spent behind her back.
And she herself, from the cabin of British Airways, walked into the C position of the British royal family photo.
This road of counterattack, she walked firmly and decisively, worthy of admiration.
Her omnipotence
It's not just parenting success
In fact, bringing up these three children and cultivating them all successfully, Carol is already very powerful.
But at the same time, Carroll didn't give up on her career.
In her career, her courage and execution have once again been reflected.
After discovering that the huge education expenditure of the three siblings would put a lot of pressure on the family, Carol resolutely decided to start a business.
She was inspired by business opportunities in her children's aristocratic schools, which Carol discovered that often held parties, and immediately disconnected a party supplies company, which even included helping to wrap gifts.
The customers were naturally moms at school, and Carol promoted her company's products to parents of other students with great success.
But the entrepreneurial process is also hard enough, going home at night to put the children to sleep, and packing gifts one by one in the restaurant in the middle of the night.
Carol's excellent communication skills were comfortable with her celebrity mother, and within two years, the company's business was already very good.
At this time, Carol advised her husband to resign from British Airways and develop the company into a family business.
Her three children were also pulled by her to take promotional photos, which are still hung on the company's official website.
From left to right: James, Carroll, Pippa, Kate
At the end of 2021, the company was valued at forty million pounds, and this self-made miner family girl, relying on her own efforts and talents, rushed into the upper class with her family.
Successful parenting, successful career, and now comfortable in various occasions, with a degree of progress and retreat, Carol's life can be called a perfect grassroots counterattack.
Because of the company's success, Carroll was on the cover of the magazine "Good Housekeeper"
On the other hand, Carol herself, she is really a powerful woman:
Extremely clear purpose and strong mental strength;
Work hard at all costs and have strong perseverance;
The execution is also good, and the ability is strong.
Without any of these three qualities, she would not be as successful as she is now.
After reading her story, I don't think it is very inspiring.
When she was forced to drop out of school, when her children had no money to pay for school fees, when her house was mortgaged and there was almost no money to redeem it, she didn't do the kind of person who would only worry, or think "or forget it", her goal was "I want to change my life", no matter how bold the idea, she was brave to try.
She is not bound by the mud under her feet, she only looks at the goal she wants to reach in the distance, and then works hard step by step.
Everyone also saw the ending, and she went where she wanted to go.
Such an all-round mother is really worthy of adoration.