High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge comes from a branch of a Middleton family. The Duchess`s parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, whose wealth derives from their party supplies business, have featured in the world media in the run up to their first daughter`s wedding to Prince William of Wales and its aftermath. In addition, as a result of the world exposure of the wedding ceremony, their two other children, Pippa and James, especially Pippa, have often been discussed in the press.