Carole Middleton is the matriarch of the Middleton family – and a key figure in Prince William and Princess Kate’s lives.

Kate has often spoken about her close bond with her mother, and has credited both her parents with giving her a loving and stable childhood in her formative years.

It’s something that William also admires, and he and Kate are using the Middletons’ down-to-earth family dynamic as a model for raising their own three children.

Commentators have also noted that Carole provided a steady, welcoming, and normal family environment for William during his university years and early adulthood, something he happily embraced.

Despite her…

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