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Pippa Middleton Writes Another Out-of-Touch Story, Does Her Image No Favors

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.”

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It’s Time the Media Gave Pippa and James Middleton a Break

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On July 10th, the Daily Mail published yet another story criticizing Pippa and James Middleton, calling them “nearly royals” and questioning their usefulness to society.

What started Richard Kay‘s rant was the family christening photo taken by Mario Testino inside Sandringham, the Queen’s Norfolk estate.  Kay pointed out that the Cambridges have, for a second time, foregone the tradition of a photo with godparents only in favor of including the Duchess of Cambridge‘s family.  It’s a move that shouldn’t come as surprise to anyone, given how close William is to the Middletons. [Read more…]

Saucy Minxes: Pippa Middleton Picks Up Where Big Sis Kate Left Off

Ah, those Middleton girls.  Blessed with incredible bodies and a knack for which gown with hit all the right places.  Good for them.

Tonight, Pippa Middleton attended the Disability Snowsport UK Ball at the Cumberland Hotel wearing a very sexy pleated Hugo Boss gown and a clutch by House of Herrara (H/T Kate & Pippa Style).  [Read more…]

Royal Rewind: A Nervous Michael Middleton Speaks About The Royal Engagement

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For all the royal video watching I do, I’ve never taken the time to watch this candid footage of Michael and Carole Middleton on the day of their daughter’s engagement photocall.

The Duchess of Cambridge‘s parents held a small press conference outside their Bucklebury home on November 16th, 2010, the same day William and Catherine announced the news at Clarence House in London.  [Read more…]

24 Times Carole Middleton Showed She Was The Winningest Mom In Maternal History

Carole Middleton Leaves Westminster Abbey Coach

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Not since Lady Margaret Beaufort has England seen a woman so sharp, so clever and so focused on her family’s success,.

Carole Middleton, she of coal miners descent, has managed to marry off one kid to a future monarch, and the other to a financier who has not only made a lot of money, but is also very protective of his privacy. [Read more…]

The Middletons Join Royals for 2014 Christmas Service

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As is tradition, the royal family gathered together for a Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the Queen’s Sandringham estate.  [Read more…]

5 Reasons Pippa Middleton Should Not Become a ‘Today’ Show Correspondent

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Page Six broke the news earlier this week that Pippa Middleton is thisclose to signing on as a Today correspondent.  Photos of Middleton and a film crew in Wyoming further fueled those reports, which claimed that NBC may pay her between $500,000 and $600,000.

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Pippa Middleton is Working on a New Cookbook

After her first cookbook, Celebrate received less-than-stellar reviews (“A turkey at Christmas time is good for large gatherings”), Pippa Middleton is bravely making a second attempt, this time in the name of charity

Jesal / Tanna / Splash News

Jesal / Tanna / Splash News

The Daily Mail reports that Middleton plans on putting together a celebrity cookbook to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. [Read more…]

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