The major concern for Carole Middleton was not the collapse of the Middleton’s multi-million dollar business, but the health of her daughter Kate Middleton. “Carole is desperately trying to keep Catherine fully focused on her recovery,” a source told Us Weekly on April 4, 2024. According to the insider, both Carole and husband Michael Middleton had no interest in having Kate and Prince William bail them out of their business debt. Even though Kate’s parents had disappeared from the royal spotlight since news of the business folding went public, it was not because they were judged. “No one in the royal family is embarrassed by the failure of Party Pieces,” royal expert Christopher Andersen, told Us Weekly in a separate report.
As mentioned, Carole and Michael made their return to the royal circle when they attended the 2024 Royal Ascot. Just over a year earlier, the Middletons went to the coronation for King Charles III in May 2023. Not only was Kate at the momentous event, but her siblings James Middleton and Pippa Matthews accompanied her parents.
Between the Royal Ascot and the coronation, Carole had been spotted with her daughter, but it was far from a royal gathering. Amid wild rumors surrounding Kate’s health in March — before she went public with her cancer diagnosis — Carole was photographed by TMZ driving a car as her daughter sat in the passenger seat.
