The influence of Carole Middleton in the lives of the Cambridges is being heavily scrutinized across gossip sites, including the Daily Mail (3 articles on their website today alone!). One article asserts that Mrs. Middleton is raising a “middle-class monarch” and another talks about her stepping in as caretaker at Anmer Hall – the Cambridges’ residence that is said to become their full-time home while Prince William works as an air ambulance pilot – in the wake of the sudden departure of other household staff.

[Feature photo: Brendan Beirne]