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Carole Middleton to face huge life change after 'terrible' Christmas season

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Carole Middleton faces huge change after 'terrible' Christmas season

Carole Middleton's party supplies business, Party Pieces, has been sold after struggling to make profit in the US, according to reports.

Carole Middleton has sold her party supplies business for an undisclosed sum after running into financial difficulty, according to reports.
The mother of the Princess of Wales founded Party Pieces in 1987, after realizing there was a gap in the market for affordable children's birthday party supplies.
In other royal news, King Charles's bizarre reaction to this household item will make you chuckle.

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