Carole Middleton dubbed 'British Kris Jenner' by The Crown fans after Netflix series showed her as meddling in Kate's love life

Fans of The Crown have likened the portrayal of Kate Middleton's mum in the smash hit series to that of  Kris Jenner.

Viewers of the popular Netflix drama have taken to X formerly known as Twitter, to compare the Princess of Wales mother Carole Middleton - played by House of the Dragon actress Eve Best - to the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner brood, both 68.

The sixth and final instalment of the show visits the blossoming romance between Kate and Prince William as they both attend St Andrew's University in 2001, of which eagle-eyed fans have noted Carole's instrumental matchmaking as a major influence in the couple's soon-to-be high profile relationship.

Fans have dubbed the mother of the future queen, the 'British Kris Jenner' due to the latter's 'momager'-style antics that have seen her regularly interfere in her children's love lives.

Taking to X, and accompanied by the now famous 'You're doing amazing, sweetie' meme, one person wrote: 'Kate Middleton’s mom is the British Kris Jenner'.

Another said: 'Kate’s Mum is our Kris Jenner'.

One fan joked: 'Kate’s mum staged her with a prince, the Kardashians got Kris Jenner, and my mum is shouting at me about going out after 7pm it is well'.

A fourth said: 'Carole Middleton walked so Kris Jenner could run'.

Stating a similar sentiment, another wrote: 'Everyone forgets, before Kris Jenner, there was Carol E Middleton, give her the flowers due!'

One added: 'Watching The Crown and discovering that Carole Middleton is a British Kris Jenner was not on my bingo card. I have a whole new view of Will and Kate’s relationship'. 

However not everyone agreed with the controversial comparison.

One person wrote: 'I think Carole was misrepresented'.

Meanwhile someone else said: 'I really truly loved #TheCrown but I'm hating this predatory depiction of Kate Middleton and her Mum'.

The hugely successful series drew to a close last week, with the final five remaining episodes landing on the streaming platform on December 14. 

The last episodes delve into Prince William's university days at St Andrews, where he meets his future wife Kate Middleton, as well as the inquest into Princess Diana's death and Princess Margaret's ill health.

The show cast Eve Best as Kate's mother Carole Middleton, who is presented as pushing her daughter to pursue William and even encourages her to 'show off' her figure at the infamous student fashion show.

The actress - who is best known for House of Dragon and Maryland - is seen with the shoulder-length blonde hair the royal's mother was sporting in 2001 as she plays The Crown's Carole.

The news comes as earlier this year, Carole Middleton was said to be left deeply 'upset' by the collapse of her mail-order business - while admitting she had been 'naïve'.

The Princess of Wales's mother had been accused of 'betrayal' after Party Pieces went bust, owing £2.6million to creditors, who already warned it is ‘unlikely’ they will recover their money.

Party Pieces helped send Carole and Michael's three children to the £42,930-a-year Marlborough College as well as buy a £4.7million manor house in Berkshire. But the business that started from their kitchen table has gone to the wall with huge debts.

A close friend of Mrs Middleton told the Daily Mail's Richard Eden: 'Carole is understandably upset and deeply disappointed in this situation.

'Over the past five months she really has done her best to find a buyer, who not only would take the business forward, but would also honour any outstanding debts.

'Carole believes in accountability and accepts she had been a little naïve to step back and trust someone else to run the business she had spent decades nurturing and it's been desperately sad to see the company sold off in this way.'

The friend claims: 'The truth is Carole had stepped back from the business over three years ago, trusting the day-to-day running to a new management team.

However, one of her suppliers told Mr Eden that Mrs Middleton had been giving personal assurances that debts owed by Party Pieces would be repaid in full earlier this year.

A statement published by administrators revealed that Party Pieces owed the taxman £612,685.

The company also owed £218,749 to RBS bank for a Coronavirus Business Interruption loan, £456,008 to other creditors and £1.4 million in unsecured loans.

Party Pieces has been sold in part to Teddy Tastic Bear Company Limited for £180,000, the document says, with the firm keeping on 12 employees and remaining at its current base in Ashampstead, Berkshire.

The report adds that many owed cash will be out of pocket as a result of the business failure, saying: 'Based on current estimates, it is uncertain whether there will be funds available to enable a distribution to preferential creditors.

'It is unlikely there will be funds available to enable a distribution to unsecured creditors.'

The report details how the pandemic began to cause the company problems saying that revenue contracted from £4.5 million to £3.2 million between 2021 and 2022, with the company making a loss of £900,000.

The Princess of Wales' parents Carole and Michael Middleton have since sold their Party Pieces business to an Essex ice cream entrepreneur in a rescue deal.