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Luciana Bellini

A collapsed business and debts in the millions — keeping up with the Middletons

You would think that marrying into the Royal Family and being the in-laws of the future king might shield you from money problems and business dramas, but if the latest exploits of the Middletons are anything to go by, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Earlier this summer, Carole and Michael Middleton were forced to sell off their party supplies firm, Party Pieces, after it racked up debts of £2.6 million, leaving dozens of small businesses out of pocket. Meanwhile, the baby of the clan, serial entrepreneur James Middleton, is facing fresh business woes after it was reported the assets on his latest venture, Ella & Co, have plummeted.

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