Duchess Of Cambridge’s Mom, Carole Middleton On Parenting
The Duchess Of Cambridge, Catherine ‘Kate’ Middleton‘s mom, Carole Middleton, 63, has spoken of her delight that her family has remained close over the years.
Carole, who is married to Michael Middleton, 69, described herself as “normal” and a “hands-on” mom and grand-mom to whom family comes first in life.
(Carole and Michael Middleton pictured above.)
In a recent interview with Sunday Telegraph, the mom-of-3 – Catherine Middleton, 36, Philippa Middleton-Matthews, 35 and James Middleton, 31, who is celebrating 30 years of success with her Party Pieces family business, said to her, family is “paramount”, adding:
“They come first and that will always be the case, even when I have more me time.”
(Pictured above from left: Philippa, Carole and Catherine Middleton.)
She added:
“My biggest fear (as her offspring grew up) was that I’d lose my family, but we’ve stayed close.”
Speaking about Prince William (Catherine’s husband) and James Matthews (Philippa’s husband), Carole said: “I have two lovely sons-in-law and I hope I’ll have a lovely daughter-in-law.”
(The Duke and Duchess Of Cambridge pictured above)
(Philippa and James Matthews pictured above)
(James Middleton pictured above)
Recalling Kate and William’s wedding at Westminster Abbey in 2011 ; Carole said the eyes of the world was on her family for the televised event and like every mom, she wanted to look her best, make her children proud and enjoy the day. She added:
“I honestly don’t think I was any more stressed than any other mother-of-the-bride.”
Grand-mom-of-4, (Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Arthur Matthews said she believes structure and discipline are important for children early on in life.
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Giving an insight into her parenting, and perhaps grand-parenting, she opined that children need routine, saying:
“You can’t suddenly start teaching them about politeness at 13. You have to do it from the start.”
Giving a glimpse into what a Middleton family Christmas looks like, she described visiting church on Christmas Day, followed by a walk, then smoked salmon and champagne for lunch before the main meal in the evening.
However, acknowledging the needs of the little ones in her growing family, she added:
“With young grandchildren, maybe we’ll move that forward and have it at lunchtime.”