Middleton鈥檚 lack of royal blood and middle class status has received ample coverage, particularly in the British media. She certainly is a commoner, but as the Economist reports, the term middle class has to be interpreted rather loosely in order to include the Middleton family, which . Still, her family does have "humble roots" 鈥� her mother was a flight attendant, her father a flight dispatcher 鈥� but her parents made themselves millionaires by launching a party supply company. As a child, Kate attended a prep school that cost more than $45,000 a year.
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Royal engagement: Who is Kate Middleton?
She may be 'common,' but she is not poor
