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Pippa Middleton will wed Eden Roc Capital Management CEO James Matthews next year, and like any bride-to-be, Middleton is going full steam ahead with wedding plans.
Middleton, 33, was hoping to hire Adele to sing at the nuptials, a source told Us Weekly.
Then she realized that someone as talented as Adele could command up to $1 million for an appearance.
Hurrah for charity and the spirit of giving and betrothals!
Pippa Middleton made her debut at BGC Charity Day in London’s Canary Wharf on September 12th, put on by BGC Partners and Cantor Fitzgerald in New York to raise money for the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. [Read more…]
Last week, after the dust settled and Pippa Middleton’s engagement to financier James Matthews became old news, the Daily Express revealed that Middleton will one day become “Lady Glen Affric.”
The press had a field day with the news, billing it as a new way for Middleton to try and one-up her older sister, the Duchess of Cambridge. “Two Titles For The Middleton Girls!” was all any media outlet could talk about. [Read more…]
Do you hear that whirring sound? That would be Carole Middleton spinning around her massive Bucklebury home in glee.
Why? Because her younger daughter will one day inherit a title, just like her older sister.
Not as grand, no, but still…Pippa Middleton’s fiance, James Matthews is a self-made man and is doing very well for himself, but his family also happens to enjoy great success the luxury hotel business. [Read more…]
Good on ya, Pipps!
Last night, the Daily Mail‘s Richard Kay had it on good authority that Pippa Middleton was engaged to investment firm owner James Matthews.
At around the same time the story was published, Middleton attended a party in support of the British Heart Foundation, hiding her left hand from photographers (though no bauble was visible, it’s likely Middleton was hiding a ring tan). [Read more…]
Back in 2012, it was widely reported that the Duchess of Cambridge was into making jams and giving them out as gifts.
In fact, royal reporter Katie Nicholl specified that Catherine “started making homemade pots of fruit jam” while William worked as a search-and-rescue pilot for the RAF in Wales.
“She gave strawberry jam and plum preserves out as Christmas presents” in 2011, Nicholls reported.
Catherine more or less confirmed this during a teaser for the upcoming ITV documentary, The Queen at 90. [Read more…]
With a heart-shaped clutch, (what I believe is) a gold Cartier LOVE bracelet and a Mustique tan, Pippa Middleton posed for photos before giving a speech at tonight’s British Heart Foundation Ball.
I want to say that Middleton is wearing Kiki McDonough’s smoky quartz round drop earrings (color isn’t available on the site, but here is the shape for reference).
The organization’s ambassador wore a bespoke Tabitha Webb dress for the occasion, and walked the red carpet solo, despite many assuming that rumored boyfriend James Matthews would be her Plus One.
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Inside the Savoy Hotel, Middleton took to the podium to welcome guests. Her speech touched on the loss of friend Miles Frost, son of Sir David Frost who died on a job this past summer, and her vow to fight back against heart disease.
BRF tweeted that the event raised over $230,000.
Back in October 2012, Pippa Middleton was spotted on a date with James Matthews, who started his own firm, Eden Rock Capital Management in 2001, and is the older brother of Made in Chelsea‘s Spencer Matthews.
The relationship didn’t last long. Shortly after, Middleton began a three-year relationship with Nico Jackson. The two broke up last October, according to People.
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Middleton and her brother, James spent the New Year holiday at Eden Rock hotel in St. Barts, owned by Spencer and James’s family.
This was Pippa and James’s second visit to the island in four months; Carole and Michael joined them in August.
A few months ago, a source told the Daily Mail that Pippa and James, 40, were seen going into a West London home after walking his dog. Pippa was seen leaving the home the next day with a bouquet of flowers; James emerged shortly after.
Another onlooker noticed them out in London’s Soho neighborhood in May.
In September James joined the Middleton siblings (sans Catherine )took part in the Otilllo race, in which the competitors swim and run between 26 islands in Sweden.
The group raised money for the Michael Matthews Foundation, set up in memory of James and Spencer’s older brother who died in 1999 while descending the summit of Mt. Everest.
During an interview with Spencer in October 2012, I asked about the speculation surrounding his older brother and Pippa.
“You know, my brother is an extremely private guy and he just despises any mention of his name in any press,” Spencer admitted.
“He is the opposite of me, although we’re quite good friends. However, what you read in the Daily Mail isn’t too far from the truth.
“I know they’ve always been very close friends – well, they’ve had a close friendship for awhile and it seems that there might be something more there, but I don’t know,” he continued.
“As I said, my brother doesn’t tell me anything. I’m the last one he keeps informed on that.”
Prior to Matthews, Pippa dated former cricket player Alex Loudon, who accompanied her to the royal wedding.
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Their break-up was reportedly caused by Pippa’s sudden popularity after she became the world’s most famous bridesmaid.
On Saturday night, Pippa Middleton attended the annual Boodles Boxing Ball at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, raising funds for the Gordon Ramsay Foundation in association with Cancer Research UK. The ball raises funds for a different charity each time, drawing in the great and the good from London society to cheer on amateur boxers.
Middleton and her older sister, the Duchess of Cambridge, have appeared at the biennial charity event on and off since 2006, when Catherine made her first appearance in a clingy blue BCBG gown.
Since marrying Prince William in 2011, however, Catherine hasn’t been seen at the ball (found glass slipper, married prince, moved to palace…fairy tale checklist).
We first saw Pippa at the Boodles ball in 2011, accompanied by her then-boyfriend, Alex Loudon. The writer wore a plunging red Temperley dress that year.
Middleton (in Catherine Deane) attended the event again in 2013 with boyfriend Nico Jackson.
This year’s event saw Middleton in Jenny Packham, a designer favored by her older sister.
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Pippa Middleton wearing a cobalt blue French silk chiffon bespoke gown with Swarovski crystal motif and matching bag pic.twitter.com/Xir81BOLwm
— Jenny Packham (@jennypackham) September 13, 2015
I’ve tried to defend her against critics, but there’s only so much one can do when faced with a Workouts 101 story that belongs in an era when physical fitness was a brand new concept.
The Daily Mail had a whale of a time mocking Pippa Middleton‘s Waitrose Column on working out, where she doled out gems like “Working harder will increase your metabolic rate, not only during exercise but for a few hours after too,” and “Regular power walks at a moderate-to-high intensity will give you those wonderful endorphins – invaluable to staying positive and crunching calories.” [Read more…]
