After Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis: New worries weigh on Carole and Michael Middleton. In 1987, Carole Middleton founded her company Party Pieces, a company that quickly made a name for itself by shipping party supplies.

The corona pandemic proved to be the nail in the coffin for "Party Pieces" After accumulating debts of 2.6 million pounds (around 3 million euros), “Party Pieces” had to file for bankruptcy in May 2023. The Middletons incurred the wrath of creditors after the bankruptcy.