Kate Middleton's 'humble' childhood job that's a world away from palace life

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OK! Magazine has said. Kate Middleton has dominated the headlines since her marriage to Prince William in 2011 and her appointment to several roles within The Firm, most recently a patronage with the English Rugby League.

Growing up, Kate is said to have come from "humble beginnings", and led a normal life, where she reportedly worked very hard as a child.The Duchess of Cambridge's mum, Carole Middleton, owns her own business and had huge success with Kate and her sister, Pippa Middleton, getting involved in their youth.Claudia Joseph, the writer of biography Kate: The Making of a Princess, explained the Duchess of Cambridge used to model for the family business when she was young.Speaking to CNN, she said: "Kate and Pippa used to model for Party Pieces catalogues."The Party Pieces business was founded by Carole Middleton in 1987, where it had first started out making party bags.For the latest breaking news from the Royal Family and stories from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.The business quickly shot to success and found itself branching out into party supplies and decorations, with Michael joining the company in 1989.According to Claudia, the youngsters would don "t-shirts with their ages on them and hold cupcakes".Kate's mum mentioned the modelling past while posting a tribute to the company on its 30th birthday.She wrote: "Over the years all my children have played a huge part in [it], from modelling for the catalogue, to developing new categories for the brand." Party Pieces proved to be a huge hit with shoppers and by 1995, Carole and Michael Middleton were managing the business full-time, with the couple soon climbing the property ladder. .