Kate Middleton scandals and controversies seem to be endless and this has Prince William and Queen Elizabeth irked. The recent one is related to the Duchess' mother, Carole Middleton.

It is said that Carole is using her royal connections to promote herself through the media, claims Celeb Dirty Laundry. According to the webloid, the Middleton matriarch presented herself in an extremely good light in the People magazine two-part article, displaying how good she is as a mother and a grandmother. The article waxed eloquent about her virtues and how much Queen Elizabeth loves them.

Carole's self-promotion is conspicuous and therefore, the webloid takes a dig at her alleged avaricious ways and the infamous ambitions of the Middletons, said to have led to Kate's wedding to Prince William. It says that the article focuses on Carole's good parenting and how she instilled amazing work-ethics into her children, Kate, Pippa and James. The work-ethics of Middleton clan has received a fair share of praise and it makes things only worse.

Everyone knows how much Kate detests royal engagements and assignments. Her reluctance in these matters has become a subject of gossip and it is said that the Queen is highly miffed with her attitude. She feels that Kate and William do not devote as much time to their royal duties as they should and use their children as an excuse to skip their responsibility.

Insiders say that the Queen is so furious that she is even thinking of replacing the couple as the inheritors of the throne with Prince Harry and his would-be wife, Meghan Markle. Markle is popular for being an active humanitarian and known to participate in charity work with enthusiasm.

Back to the People magazine article, it is normal profiling and nothing like shameless self-promotion claims Gossip Cop. It says that the accusations are horrendously inaccurate and mean-spirited.

The article does not even quote Carole once in the story and neither Kate Middleton nor Queen Elizabeth has any reason to get furious. The feature reflects highly on both the families.