卡罗尔·米德尔顿或许是世界上(第二)出名的(外祖母),但她也是一位出色的企业家和自立自强的女性。

　　凯特王妃自从嫁入王室，就一直是全世界媒体追逐的焦点，但有关她娘家人的报道却一直不多。直到上周，凯特的母亲卡罗尔·米德尔顿才首次接受了媒体采访。从矿工的孩子，到未来国王的外婆，这条逆袭之路注定不同寻常。

　　She's the mother of one of the most famous women in the world and the grandmother of a future king. More than eight years after William and Kate's engagement was announced, Carole Middleton has given her first ever interview to royally trusted publication The Daily Telegraph.

　　她的女儿位列全世界最出名的女性行列，她的外孙是英国未来的国王!在威廉王子和凯特王妃宣布订婚8年多以后，卡罗尔·米德尔顿首次接受了王室首肯的媒体《每日电讯》的采访。

　　She's discreet above all else. There's an important reason we haven't heard from the Middleton matriarch previously—she values discretion and privacy, especially since her family became somewhat famous: "Over the years, it’s proved wise not to say anything."

　　卡罗尔事事谨小慎微，很在意自主性和隐私，尤其是当她的家庭走进公众视野以后——“这些年来，事实证明什么也不说是明智的。”这也是我们此前为什么从未听到过有关米德尔顿女士的消息的很重要的原因。

　　It's no secret that Kate and Pippa worked for Party Pieces (which is celebrating its 30th anniversary) in the past, but Carole opened up aboutthe unusual ways she involved her children in the business from a young age: "They did a lot of modelling. Catherine was on the cover of one of the catalogues, blowing out candles. Later on, she did some styling and set up the First Birthday side of the business. Pippa did the blog. I still value their ideas and opinions."

　　卡罗尔创建的派对用品品牌Party Pieces如今已经30年了。众所周知，凯特王妃和妹妹皮帕都曾为自家的生意做过事。但这一次卡罗尔可谓和盘托出了她让孩子们从小参与到生意中的不同寻常的做法——“孩子们做过很多次模特。凯瑟琳(凯特王妃)吹蜡烛的照片曾经上过产品目录的封面。后来她又做过一些造型，还创立了‘第一生日’这块的业务。皮帕负责写线上文案。我一直很珍惜孩子们的想法和观点。”

　　Kate texted her mom during the interview's photoshoot. As the interviewer revealed, "You can see why the Middletons remain such a close family (Catherine texted her on the shoot to wish her luck)." Basically, even the Duchess of Cambridge isn't too busy to text her mother when it really matters.

　　在采访拍摄期间，凯特王妃还给母亲发来了消息。正如记者透露的，“你能看出米德尔顿一家人有多亲近(凯瑟琳给母亲发来消息，为她打气)。”总的说来，即便身为剑桥公爵夫人，凯特在关键时刻也总是惦记着母亲的。