When Kate was born, her father, Michael, was a flight dispatcher and her mother, Carole, was a flight attendant – but five years after welcoming their daughter, they started their business called Party Pieces. It grew into a successful enterprise that was valued at £30 million at the time of the royal wedding, according to the Evening Standard. And the family grew wealthy enough to send their three children to a prestigious private school, Marlborough College, buy an apartment in London, and set up home in their beautiful family mansion in Bucklebury, Berkshire.
Prior to her engagement to William, Kate worked for her parents’ business and as an accessory buyer for the apparel brand Jigsaw. Since she is now a working royal, the Princess gets her official living, travel, and household expenses covered by the Sovereign Grant.
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