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It is the conundrum that has perplexed royal watchers ever since a 20-year-old Kate Middleton sashayed down the catwalk in her see-through dress and caught the eye of Prince William. The tale of their up-and-down romance and glittering marriage are the stuff of fairy tales. Yet there has always been one rather mysterious missing link in the story: just where did the money come from to pay for Kate�s private education and a life surrounded by the children of the rich? All three Middleton children, Kate, Pippa and James, attended the prestigious Marlborough College where boarding fees for a single year cost more than �32,000.