Is Kate Middleton worried? If the Duchess of Cambridge recently appeared with a smile on her face next to Prince William in the stands of the Wimbledon tournament, the mother of George, Charlotte and Louis is actually much more worried than it seems. If his parents Carole and Michael have come out with flying colors in their business as a party company, his brother James, also stung by entrepreneurship, does not manage as well. As revealed by the very serious Daily Mail, Boomf, one of its former companies, is the subject of an investigation by the financial brigade after a suspicious payment of 52,000 pounds (just over 60,000 euros, editor’s note) in credit card.
As a reminder, Boomf, a marshmallow customization company, has gone bankrupt. Despite losses estimated at more than 2 million, James Middleton had no choice but to repay the creditors, investors who had helped him finance his project, including his brother-in-law James Matthews, husband of Pippa Middleton . At the same time, an investigation, carried out by the law firm Withers, took an interest in the accounts of the company and therefore discovered the enormous sum paid by the financial director at the time.
The latter claims to have paid this sum “solely to protect his personal credit position.“Thinking to do the right thing, the culprit finally did the opposite:”She shouldn’t have. The creditor should not have received this money and we claim it.” In a report published in the DailyMailthe investigators said:We are obligated to review all information available to us and make an initial assessment to determine if there are any issues that may lead to recoveries for the benefit of creditors..”
Faced with such an outcry, James Middleton broke the silence and reassured about the true nature of the financial investigations against him, evoking a “usual administrative process.“It is all the same a new blow for the husband of Alizée Thévenet, after having sold her baby last January:”As a personalized niche brand, it has become difficult for Boomf to survive as a standalone business in this increasingly competitive environment. Our priority has been to protect our team and secure the future of our brand and we are delighted to have successfully completed the sale of the business.“An assignment that does not leave him alone, obviously…