Before there was Princess Kate, there was Party Pieces.

Party Pieces hasn’t just experienced financial troubles.

Read on to take a journey through its complicated history.

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Such was the case with Kate and Carole Middleton.

Party Pieces chose not to comment.

Why not combine them for a unique twist?

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Simone Simmons, a friend of Princess Diana, was one of the offended parties.

“I hope people boycott the site.

This is really scraping the barrel.

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It’s twisted and warped,” she said (viaDaily Star).

“It never occurred to me to think of Princess Diana … What a stretch & so ridiculous.

Slow news day mate?”

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The young girls modeling them on the website often wore makeup and high heels.

“This kind of merchandise is another contribution to the sexualization and commercialization of childhood.

These costumes are produced for wide age bands starting at age four.

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The business also joined Paperpak, an organization that handles packaging waste compliance.

Party Pieces corrected this error immediately and is now fully compliant with the Packaging Waste Regulations.”

“The filmmakers are very protective of everything they have built up.

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It is something we take very seriously,” he said.

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