Pippa and Kate Middleton
The former apartment of the Duchess of Cambridge and her sister Pippa Middleton in London is up for sale. Three-story apartment with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a living room located in Chelsea. A real estate website describes the residence as "a peaceful, bright and airy home." On the third floor there is a bathroom with a beautiful view of the city. The windows of the building face both east and west, so during the day the house is bright.
Kate and Pippa's parents, Michael and Carol Middleton, bought the property in 2002 for almost a million dollars, according to The Sunday Times, the apartment is now on sale for 1.95 million. In April 2011, Kate married Prince William and moved out. Since then, they have had: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Pippa married in May 2017, in October of this year the couple had a child. It is not known why the Middletons put the apartment up for sale, but most likely because there is no particular need for it now. Kate has been living with her husband and their three children in Kensington Palace for years, while Pippa lives in a $30 million mansion with and their child in London.
According to experts, the royal family owns real estate worth 13 billion pounds (about 16.5 billion dollars), including Buckingham Palace and a number of other residences.
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Pippa Middleton
Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton (Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton). She was born on September 6, 1983 in Reading, Berkshire, England. British socialite, younger sister of Kate Middleton.
Father - Michael Francis Middleton.
Mother - Carol Elizabeth Middleton (maiden name - Goldsmith).
Elder sister - (born 1982), who became the Duchess of Cambridge in 2011, having married Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.
The younger brother is James William Middleton (born 1987).
Pippa, like every member of the Middleton family, has her own coat of arms. It depicts three acorns framed in gold against a red and blue background. Pippa's coat of arms is the same as that of her father Michael (the only difference is that it has a blue ribbon - the symbol of an unmarried woman).
The Middleton family does not belong to the British nobility: Michael Francis came from the middle class, and Carol Elizabeth came from an old family of Harrison coal miners from County Durham, that is, both parents were commoners. Both spouses worked in civil aviation, Carol Elizabeth was a flight attendant, and Michael Francis was an air traffic controller.
In 1987, the Middletons founded the mail order company Party Pieces, which successfully developed in the British market and made them millionaires. The family settled in their own house in the village of Bucklebury in Berkshire.
I have been a big fan of running since childhood. Every year, Pippa competes in long distance races and a triathlon in Blenheim.
At school, Pippa was teased by the "frying pan" (Panface) because of the flat shape of her face. Also friends and relatives lovingly call her Pip, Pips or P-Middy.
She graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in English Literature. At the university, classmates called her "the perfect Pippa" for her excellent academic performance and punctuality. Despite academic success, Pippa never missed university parties.
After graduating from university, Pippa worked in PR, then joined the Middleton family business at Party Pieces, an event planning and organizing company.
Pippa also works as editor of their corporate publication Party Times, writes a column for the English cookery magazine Waitrose Kitchen Magazine and for the American magazine Vanity Fair.
At the wedding of her older sister on April 29, 2011, Pippa was honored to be a bridesmaid and carefully carried a long train from Kate's dress. Pippa herself wore a floor-length white dress from Alexander McQueen during the ceremony.
Pippa Middleton Height: 166 centimeters.
Pippa Middleton's personal life:
Pippa had a very hectic personal life.
During her student years, she had an affair with George Percy, who is the son of the Duke of Northumberland and is the heir to a huge fortune.
In 2008, Pippa began an affair with Scottish aristocrat Billy More Nesbitt. Then she met with the heir to the diamond empire, Simon Youngman. She then had Alexander Spencer-Churchill (a descendant of Winston Churchill) and nightclub owner Charlie Gilkes. Then she had an affair with an ordinary young man named Alex Lowden.
She met with an English businessman, banker and stockbroker Niko Jackson. In September 2013, they even got engaged. But the wedding never came.
On July 17, 2016, the couple got engaged, for which the groom gave her a diamond ring worth 250 thousand pounds.
May 20, 2017 took place. The ceremony took place at St Mark's Church in Englefield, Berkshire.
There is a site on the Internet that is dedicated to Pippa's ass. The creator of the portal periodically uploads photos and videos of the girl's exceptional rear angle and sings real praises to her figure.
Pippa's buttocks gained massive popularity unexpectedly for the girl herself in 2011. It was then that footage from the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William became a sensation: Pippa Middleton, carrying the train of her sister's wedding dress, appeared in a tight white dress from very favorable angles.
Her ass became discussed for a long time and turned into an object to follow - the British began to turn to plastic surgeons en masse, wanting to have buttocks "like Pippa's."
Do not be born beautiful, but be born ... For example, the Middleton sisters were definitely born under a lucky star. The eldest, Kate, has been holding the title of Duchess of Cambridge for five years now and is raising two heirs to the British crown. The youngest, Philippa, commonly known as Pippa, is getting ready to marry a handsome, young millionaire. And it is still unknown which of the sisters was more fortunate. Secular observers believe - Pippe.
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Some six years ago, Pippa Middleton was known only in a narrow circle. Private Boarding Marlborough College, University of Edinburgh, Diploma in English Literature. Outstanding success in studies or sports was not noticed.
But in one day the girl became a mega-star. April 29, 2011, on the wedding day of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Pippa became famous all over the world thanks to her good physique and perfectly fitted dress.
A socialite with no special talents or career, Middleton quickly became one of the pretty enviable brides. And Pippa maintained her image: there were rumors of an affair with one of the representatives of the old aristocratic family, with a major financier, they even talked about flirting with Prince Harry. But not only gossip and romantic adventures are alive girls from secular society. Pippa published a book on how to party properly, wrote glossy columns, and shone at various events. She was a star and at the same time only "the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge." Not that the shadow of a relative obscured the girl unpleasantly, but still. Somehow annoying.
But now the situation has changed dramatically, one might even say radically. Last weekend, Pippa received a marriage proposal from the financier, owner of a large hedge fund, James Matthews, whom she had been dating for a year. The 40-year-old groom is not only handsome (by English standards, of course), well-educated, he also owns a fortune that exceeds the GDP of some third world countries. James really feels Pippa and is not averse to pampering his beloved. Proof of this - a diamond ring worth about 250 thousand pounds. By comparison, Kate's sapphire ring, formerly owned by Princess Diana, is valued at around £110,000 and is a Windsor family heirloom, meaning it was loaned to Kate. Feel the difference?
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So, Pippa is clearly much more fortunate than her older sister - the infamous Daily Mail secular columnist Jen Moire is absolutely sure of this and provides pretty good evidence of this. The most serious of them sounds like this: despite her prestigious title of duchess, Kate will almost forever remain in the position of a bird in a golden cage, until the end of her life bound hand by protocol, the schedule of the royal palace and social conventions.
Her Ladyship is forced to constantly monitor her outfits and clothes of children (God forbid, George and Charlotte will appear in expensive designer clothes, this is a scandal!), forget about Gucci, Dior and similar couture, as well as chic accessories. The worst thing for a duchess is to seem wasteful to the public. Therefore, she chooses relatively modest and inexpensive toilets, and occasionally goes to ski resorts with her family. And he constantly monitors his schedule of meetings and visits. Who said being a princess is easy and simple?
Pippa will not have such problems in principle. She doesn’t need to demonstrate or prove anything to anyone. Her life is not scheduled by the clock. Versace dress? Please. New piece of jewelry? Why not? How about a holiday in St. Barts? James' parents own one of the luxury hotels on the island. By the way, Pippa can go to the island - just sunbathe - on the private plane of her future spouse. And almost at any moment.
But most importantly, the future Mrs. Matthews will not suffer at all from excessive attention from the press and the public. As you know, privacy is the key to a long and happy family life.
“Pippa had to look for her prince for a long time, but it was worth it,” sums up Moire. - She really caught a big fish. Let's wish Pippa and James happiness, they deserve it. And the Duchess of Cambridge can be annoyed as much as she wants. Buckingham Palace is unlikely to pay attention to this.
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Pippa Middleton celebrates her birthday today - the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge turned 35 years old. At this point in her life and with James Matthews, she is expecting her first child by October. ELLE has collected the main facts about sister Kate Middleton, who attracts public attention with her elegance, love of sports and an active lifestyle.
1. Real name
In fact, Pippa is from the full: Charlotte Philippa Middleton.
2. Origin
One of the surprising facts is that the Middleton family never belonged to: Michael Francis Middleton (father) came from the middle class, and Carol Elizabeth Goldsmith (mother) came from an old family of Harrison coal miners from County Durham. We add that both spouses worked in civil aviation, Carol Elizabeth was a flight attendant, and Michael Francis was an air traffic controller. But the fateful moment came in 1987. Then the Middletons founded the mail order company Party Pieces, which successfully developed in the British market and made them millionaires. The family settled in their own house in the village of Bucklebury in Berkshire.
3. Nickname
During her time at Marlborough College, students and friends called Kate's sister "Perfect Pippa". The reason for this is the girls and a huge layer of interests from poetry to dancing.
4. The main difference from Kate
According to sources close to the royal family, Pippa has always been more active than Kate, especially in sports hobbies. After entering college, she channeled her boundless energy into activism by signing up for a field hockey team - just like her sister did, by the way. As a result, Kate remained an “ordinary” player, but Pippa quickly became a leader and became the team captain. In addition, from a young age she played tennis, then cycling appeared among her hobbies, and even later, Kate Middleton's younger sister became seriously interested in boxing and even mountaineering. By the way, according to the recollections of eyewitnesses, it was Pippa, and not Kate, who was the leader in her student years and gave the impression of "a person who will be at the top of fame."
5. Favorite holiday and season
In her recipe book, Pippa wrote several times that her favorite holiday is, and the season is autumn.
“Getting together at a table decorated with candles on the lawn in winter, or lying in a pile of fallen leaves with a hot drink in hands in autumn ...”
6. Music
Pippa's favorite performer is the British singer Adele. Rumor has it that the famous sister of the future Queen of England does not miss a single concert of the singer.
7. Signature dish
Before entering the University of Edinburgh, Middleton worked for several months as an assistant in the kitchen of a Berkshire pub. There she learned the recipes for the dishes that became her signature dishes - salad with pigeon meat and venison stew. But Pippa often calls sushi her favorite dish and often clarifies in an interview that she cooks them exclusively herself.
8. Style
In her everyday summer looks, Pippa most often prefers the French style: dresses with floral prints and dropped shoulders prevail in her wardrobe, which the girl complements with wedge shoes. And in the autumn and winter exits, Pippa remains true to the English classics: quilted jackets, plaid jackets, scarlet coats and boots in caramel shades.
9. Relationship with the son of the owner of Hogwarts
It is worth saying that, unlike Kate, Pippa has never been constant in a relationship and had several high-profile novels before her marriage to James Matthews. Pippa's longest relationship was with Count George Percy, whose family owns Olnwick Castle, who "played" the role of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter film. Pippa had known George since studying at the University of Edinburgh, but the romance between them began only in 2008 and lasted until 2012.
10. Work and career
After graduating from the University of Edinburgh, Pippa got a job at a luxury PR agency and also did an internship at an event management company, Table Talk. This was followed by a job at my parents' company, Party Pieces, which sells holiday merchandise. To promote the enterprise, the girl published her own online magazine, Party Times. Soon, the younger Middleton went further and consolidated all of her publishing activities under the auspices of PXM Enterprises Limited (currently closed). In 2012, Pippa Middleton released two books: a collection of recipes for parties "Heartfelt" and the book "Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends" - 400 pages about how to arrange a holiday for family and friends.
Pippa Middleton became world famous when her older sister Kate Middleton married Prince William.
Pippa, who graduated from the University of Edinburgh and worked in planning and public relations, tied the knot with billionaire James Matthews last summer. Pippa's fiancé and now her husband seems to be successful in everything he touches, whether it's professional racing car driving or managing a hedge fund. And as a bonus to his impressive resume, he will also inherit the Scottish title of Laird of Glen Afric, which will make Pippa Lady of Glen Afric.
Pippa and James are anything but mundane. They are the aunt and uncle of the future king, they live in a luxurious London mansion that has an elevator and an underground cinema, and their wedding was, in the truest sense of the word, a million dollars.
Let's find out what makes this unique couple different from others.
James waited ten years for her
They reportedly met in 2007 in St. Barts, a French Caribbean island, and friends said it was love at first sight - at least for James.
However, the couple faced difficulties from the start. James is eight years older than Pippa and at the time the age gap was more obvious as she was 22 and he was in his thirties. One more problem? She had a boyfriend at the time.
James and Pippa continued to communicate via email until 2012, when they both found themselves single, and started dating. This went on for several months. Pippa then began a two-year relationship with stockbroker Nico Jackson. But apparently, she and James were supposed to be together, because at the end of 2015 they each ended their previous relationship and they got back together. A friend of James said, "In truth, the only girl he really wanted was Pippa."
Less than a year after they reunited, James proposed to her with a diamond ring worth over $300,000 and they tied the knot in May 2017.
Pippa's mother reportedly 'inspired' their engagement
It's not often these days that a mother is the "mastermind" behind her child's engagement.
According to The Telegraph, Pippa's mother, Carol Middleton, told Matthews years before the engagement that she really hoped their relationship would get serious. The source said: “This is what she has been hoping for for some time. She seems to be something of a mastermind behind this engagement."
James reportedly met with Carol before asking for her daughter's hand in marriage. The Telegraph reported that after the proposal, Carol was "delighted."
And although some suggested that the wedding could take place at the James family estate in Scotland, Carol insisted that they get married at the Middleton family estate.
Their wedding cost over $1 million.
Weddings in England are not cheap (according to a 2017 survey, the average price was £27,161, or $36,803) James and Pippa spent over $1 million.
$92,000 for champagne and wine, $20,000 for flowers, $26,000 for vintage car rentals, and a flotilla of Range Rovers to transport the wedding and guests. Pippa's dress was valued at a whopping $52,000.
They gave a reception in a glass "palace" from Belgium and reportedly spent $6,500 on a vintage British aircraft that performed aerobatics over the reception.
Well, when an engagement ring costs over $300,000, it makes sense that the wedding would be three times as expensive...maybe?
They went to the "glass palace" for their wedding reception
Apparently, when you marry a billionaire, your sister is a duchess, and your nephew is the future king, even the best restaurant is unlikely to suit you.
According to the Daily Mail, Pippa and James decided to celebrate in a glass "palace" from another country. The "Palace" was delivered in parts from Belgium and was built within a few days at the Middleton estate. The cost of rent and construction was reportedly a whopping $130,000.
However, everything was not quite perfect. Do you know what's wrong with the glass palace? Lack of toilets. The guests reportedly used the portable bathrooms, which were placed in a tent near the glass building.
The future king was the page at their wedding
Not many can boast that the future king of England served at their wedding! Pippa's nephew Prince George, who is third in line to the throne, and his sister, Princess Charlotte, worked as servants at the wedding. George carried a basket of flowers down the aisle while Charlotte was a bridesmaid.
But children are children, and according to the Daily Mail, George and Charlotte were allegedly scolded by their mother for misbehaving after the ceremony. They reportedly stepped on the train of Aunt Pippa's dress near the church. George was even photographed crying after the incident.
In addition to the royal babies, both Princes William and Harry attended the wedding.
Their house has a gym, an underground cinema and an elevator.
Real estate in London is not cheap, but not for Pippa and James! According to the Daily Mail, the couple lives in a five-story, $22 million mansion located on an exclusive street in London.
Their home with amenities most people can only dream of - a gym, an underground cinema, an elevator, and a whopping six bedrooms. And if that wasn't enough, the couple started renovating the house in 2017 to add even more space!
Will they ever be 'Laird and Lady'
Pippa Middleton's sister, Kate became a duchess after her marriage to Prince William, but she's not the only one in the family to hold the title. James' father, billionaire David Matthews, holds the Scottish title of Laird of Glen Afrique, and James will inherit that title. Pippa will become Lady Glen Afric.
The Matthews family title was purchased and paid for when David purchased the 10,000 acre estate of Glen Afrik in 2008.
David owns a Victorian mansion that he rents out seasonally and according to some reports, many celebrities have stayed there, including football player David Beckham. Luxurious rooms, located just 15 miles from Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, are very expensive. It is reported that a three-day stay for eight people will cost about $13,000.
His father was arrested for alleged rape
Nearly a year after their fairy tale wedding, Pippa and James are facing a major marital crisis. According to the Telegraph, James' father, David, was taken into custody in France in March 2018 and was due to be questioned about the alleged rape of a minor in the 1990s. He was reportedly detained after arriving at Orly airport near Paris, but was later released. These events were alleged to have taken place between 1998 and 1999 and were brought to the attention of the authorities in 2017.
David's spokesman told the Telegraph that he denied all the allegations and called them "scandalous" and "untrue."
Neither Pippa nor James have given an official comment on the case.
They do extreme sports together
Even before they officially became a couple, Pippa and James participated in sporting events together.
The couple, along with Pippa's brother, James Middleton, took part in a series of extreme activities to raise money for the Michael Matthews Foundation, which was set up to honor younger brother James. Michael died at the age of 22 in 1999 while hiking Everest.
In 2014, Pippa and James raced their bikes from Southern California to Maryland. In September 2015, shortly before they officially announced their engagement, the couple competed in a 47-mile swim race in Sweden. Pippa reportedly said of the debilitating event, “It was one of the hardest things I've ever done! The hardest part is the long swim with cold water and big waves.”
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