{"id":41828,"date":"2023-12-14T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1941121"},"modified":"2023-12-14T10:20:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T09:20:21","slug":"who-plays-carole-middleton-kates-mother-in-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-plays-carole-middleton-kates-mother-in-the-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Who plays Carole Middleton, Kate\u2019s mother, in The Crown?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Middleton is played by one of the stars of Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 14 December 2023 at 08:00 AM<\/p>

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The final six episodes of The Crown<\/a> are now available to stream on Netflix<\/a>, with this final part focussing predominantly on Prince William, his role in the Royal Family and the early days of his relationship with his future wife, Catherine \u2018Kate\u2019 Middleton.<\/p>\n

Casting director Robert Sterne<\/a> recently spoke with RadioTimes.com<\/a> about casting the couple, saying that William is \u201cquite a complicated character\u201d and \u201ca golden boy who\u2019s going find his own autonomy\u201d, while Kate has to deal with \u201cvarious pressures\u201d with \u201cgrace and a presence of mind\u201d.<\/p>\n

This season also introduces Kate\u2019s family, including her mother Carole. But who plays Carole Middleton and what might viewers have seen her in before?<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about Carole Middleton and who plays her in The Crown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who is Carole Middleton?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Carole Middleton.<\/span><\/figcaption> Peter Macdiarmid\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Carole Middleton is the mother of Kate, the Princess of Wales<\/a>. She also has two other children, Philippa \u2018Pippa\u2019 Matthews and James Middleton.<\/p>\n

She is the grandmother to Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, who are second, third and fourth in line to the British throne.<\/p>\n

She was born Carole Goldsmith, and worked as a shop assistant for John Lewis before working for British Airways \u2013 first as a secretary, then as part of the ground crew and then as a flight attendant. She married flight dispatcher Michael Middleton in 1980.<\/p>\n

In 1987, she founded the company Party Pieces, which sold party supplies and decorations by mail order. She and her husband sold the company in May 2023 after it fell into administration.<\/p>