{"id":63724,"date":"2023-04-02T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=63724"},"modified":"2023-04-02T14:44:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:44:01","slug":"kate-middletons-mother-is-desperately-trying-to-save-her-family-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/kate-middletons-mother-is-desperately-trying-to-save-her-family-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton\u2019s mother is desperately trying to save her family business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kate Middleton<\/strong>\u2019s mother, <strong>Carole Middleton<\/strong>, has been in charge of her family business, Party Pieces since it was founded in 1987. Kate&#8217;s parents revealed that she was the inspiration for creating the company because they were thinking about what kind of party decoration would they make for their daughter&#8217;s 5th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Party Pieces specializes in party decorations and has brought joy to many children in the United Kingdom as its main goal is to offer<strong> affordable<\/strong> gifts for everyone. In 2022, the company expanded to the United States market in collaboration with an American supermarket chain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kate-Middletons-mother-is-desperately-trying-to-save-her-family-business-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kate-Middletons-mother-is-desperately-trying-to-save-her-family-business-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kate-Middletons-mother-is-desperately-trying-to-save-her-family-business-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kate-Middletons-mother-is-desperately-trying-to-save-her-family-business-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kate-Middletons-mother-is-desperately-trying-to-save-her-family-business-1-750x469.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the company is <strong>struggling<\/strong> financially\u00a0after the 2020 lockdowns. The amount of birthday parties decreased significantly and the numbers haven\u2019t gone back to pre\u2013pandemic levels. In addition, the United Kingdom postal service company, Royal Mail, went on <strong>strike<\/strong> and caused delays in deliveries from suppliers which led the company into a deficit.<\/p>\n<p>According to an expert, this is the<strong> consequence<\/strong> of a <em>\u201ccontinued investment in the company\u2019s growth plans, including the launch of a wholesale division and the opening of new territories in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Carole Middleton is <strong>desperately<\/strong> looking for solutions to ease the situation and has appointed an advisor to look for strategic solutions, which could include a possible sale or funding from an outside investor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Middleton\u2019s mother, Carole Middleton, has been in charge of her family business, Party Pieces since it was founded in 1987. Kate&#8217;s parents revealed that she was the inspiration for creating the company because they were thinking about what kind of party decoration would they make for their daughter&#8217;s 5th birthday. 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