Carole’s son James has reflected on his testing time at school which left his mother distraught and his father lamenting the cost.
Carole Middleton was left “reduced to tears” as she became concerned about her son’s education, according to a new biography.
The concern came about as Carole and her husband Michael discussed whether their son James’s £32,000-a-year education was worth the sizeable fee they were paying.
James, who is Princess Kate’s younger brother, has told of how he had to retake an A-level chemistry course four times. He studied at the prestigious Marlborough College in Wiltshire, the same school his sisters Kate and Pippa went to.
In his memoir titled ‘Meet Ella’, James recalled how his mum was left distraught after his father said the private education was a “waste of money.”
He wrote: “Meanwhile, I do so badly in my final school exams that my poor mum is reduced to tears. Dad says my expensive education has been ‘a waste of money’.
Michael, James’ father, said the private education was a ‘waste of time’ (Image: Getty)
