Pippa Middleton

Pippa Middleton

Middleton at the wedding of Lady Melissa Percy in June 2013
Born Philippa Charlotte Middleton
(1983-09-06) 6 September 1983
Reading, Berkshire, England
Alma mater University of Edinburgh[1]
Occupation Socialite, author, columnist
Known for Younger sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Parent(s)
Relatives

Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton (/ˈpɪpə ˈmɪdəltən/; born 6 September 1983)[2][3] is an English socialite, author, columnist, and the younger sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Middleton began receiving media attention with her appearance as the maid of honour at her sister's wedding to Prince William in 2011, and has continued to do so for her charity work, fashion sense and personal relationships.

Early life

Philippa "Pippa" Middleton is the second of three children born to Michael Middleton, a former British Airways flight dispatcher, and Carole Middleton (née Goldsmith), a former flight attendant.[4][5][6] She was christened at St Andrew's Bradfield, Berkshire.[7]

Parents

Middleton's father, Michael, was born in Leeds, now in West Yorkshire,[8] to an old and wealthy Yorkshire family with ties to the British aristocracy.[9][10][11] Pippa's great grandmother, Olive Middleton, belonged to the Lupton family who, according to the City of Leeds archives, were "woollen manufacturers and landed gentry; a business and political dynasty". Previously unpublished pictures revealed in March 2015 that Olive Middleton had grown up on her family's Potternewton Hall Estate alongside her cousin, Baroness von Schunck, née Kate Lupton.[12][13][14][15][16] Baroness Airedale, the daughter of Baroness von Schunck, later lived at nearby Gledhow Hall Estate.[14][17] A BBC documentary reported in 2014 that Gledhow Hall had been visited in 1885 by King Edward VII – at that time the Prince of Wales.[18]

The family of Middleton's mother, Carole, are from London. Carole's ancestors worked as labourers and miners in County Durham.[19]

Middleton's father had inherited large trust funds from his grandmother Olive Middleton.[20][21][22][23] These funds enabled the Middleton family tradition of both private schooling and an "Oxbridge" university education to continue; Michael Middleton's father, Captain Peter Middleton,[24] was educated at Oxford University.[25] Added to this wealth was Michael Middleton's wife's success as a businesswoman.

In 1986, Middleton's family returned from Amman; her father having worked there in a managerial position with BA for two and a half years.[26] Once again, the family were living in Bradfield Southend and the two eldest children were at St Andrew's Private Preparatory School. In 1987, Carole Middleton set up Party Pieces. The company initially began by making party bags and went on to sell party supplies and decorations by mail order. By 1995, both of Middleton's parents were directors and managers of the firm which had become so successful that it had moved into a range of farm buildings at Ashampstead Common,[27][28]

The company's success, along with the inherited Middleton wealth, has meant that Middleton's parents are reported to be millionaires.[29] While at Bradfield Southend, Middleton and her sister were members of the local St Andrew's Brownie pack.[30]

By 2012, Middleton's parents were the owners of Bucklebury Manor, a Georgian mansion on an estate of some 18 acres. Middleton's nephew, Prince George, spent his first few weeks at Bucklebury Manor.[31]

It was at her home - Bucklebury Manor - in April 2016, that Middleton had her first official portrait painted.[32]

Education

In 1995, her family moved to Bucklebury, Berkshire.[27][33] Like her sister, Middleton was first educated at St Andrew's School, a private boarding school in Pangbourne and then Downe House School, a girls' day and boarding school in Cold Ash. She was a boarder at Marlborough College, where she held a sports/all-rounder scholarship.[34][35] Middleton then graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an English literature degree,[36] where she shared a house with Lord Edward Innes-Ker, a son of the Duke of Roxburghe, and with Earl Percy, heir apparent of the Duke of Northumberland.[36]

Career

Following her graduation, Middleton briefly worked in 2008 at a public relations firm promoting luxury products. She then had an events management job with Table Talk, a company based in London that organises corporate events and parties.[34][37] Also in 2008, Tatler magazine named Middleton "the Number 1 Society Singleton", ahead of singer-songwriter James Blunt and Princess Eugenie of York,[38] although in the same Tatler article she was described as someone who "goes to a lot of parties, but mainly as the caterer." Since then, she has often been described as a socialite.[39] As part of a duo with her elder sister, Middleton has received wide press coverage, focusing on her social life and her lifestyle.[40][41] In April 2012, Time magazine listed Middleton as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[42]

Middleton currently works part-time for her parents' company Party Pieces, editing the web magazine Party Times.[34][43]

Penguin Books paid Middleton a £400,000 advance for a book on party planning. The book, entitled Celebrate, was published in autumn 2012, and had lower than anticipated sales as many reviewers mocked it for the obviousness of its content.[44][45] Middleton had said that she was not using a ghost writer.[46] In March 2013, Middleton parted from her literary agent.[47]

The 2016 ITV documentary, Our Queen At 90, revealed that a recipe which featured in Middleton's Celebrate book – Granny's Marrow Chutney – had been made by her sister, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, who gave a jar of it as a Christmas gift to her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, in 2011.[48]

Middleton is also a regular columnist for several publications. She has contributed articles to The Spectator magazine since December 2012[49] and began having a food column in the supermarket magazine Waitrose Kitchen beginning in spring 2013.[50] In June 2013 she was named a contributing editor of Vanity Fair writing a series of columns for the magazine.[51] Beginning in September 2013, Middleton also wrote a fortnightly sports and social column for The Sunday Telegraph.[52] She parted ways from The Telegraph in May 2014.

In May 2013, she became the sole director and shareholder of PXM Enterprises Limited.[53][54] The company is headquartered at 19 Portland Place in London.[53][54] Its assets amounted to £211,521 in 2014, at the end of its first fiscal year.[55]

Personal life

In July 2016, Middleton became engaged to James Matthews, a hedge fund manager and the eldest son and heir of David Matthews, the Laird of Glen Affric. It was reported that following her fiancé's inheritance of his father's lairdship, Middleton will be accorded the courtesy title of Lady Glenaffric.[56][57][58][59][60]

In 2016, Middleton's iPhone was hacked. The Sun reported it had been approached by a hacker who claimed to have 3,000 images from Middleton's iCloud account and demanded £50,000 for them. The hacker was arrested in September 2016.[61]

Philanthropy

In April 2013, Middleton became an ambassador to the Mary Hare School for deaf children in Berkshire.[62]

In June 2014, Middleton became an ambassador to the British Heart Foundation (BHF).[63] That month, she took part in the Race Across America, a 3,000 mile cycling race across the United States, followed by the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race, a 6.5 km swimming competition in Istanbul, as two fundraising opportunities for the BHF.[63] Her bicycle was also auctioned on eBay for the BHF.[63] She then attended the BHF's Roll out the Red Ball at the Park Lane Hotel on 10 February 2015.[64] She auctioned one of her L.K.Bennett dresses at the ball.[65] She took part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride for the BHF on 21 June 2015.[65]

In September 2016, Middleton released her second book, Heartfelt, whose proceeds go to the British Heart Foundation.[66]

Royal wedding

Pippa Middleton stands with the Royal Family as maid of honour at the Royal Wedding.

The official announcement of her sister's engagement came on 16 November 2010. Middleton served as the maid of honour.[67] At the wedding, Middleton's white figure-hugging dress, which, like the bride's, was created by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, was highly praised in the media. Made of ivory crêpe fabric, it was styled with a cowl at the front and organza-covered buttons at the back. Copies of the dress were soon available on the High Street[68][69] where there was a great demand for them.[70][71][72]

Arms

Film

In William & Kate, a television movie released on 18 April 2011 about her sister's romance, the part of Middleton was played by Mary Elise Hayden.[73][74]

References

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  8. ↑ until 1974 in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
  9. ↑ "Kate Middleton Biography". Bio. Bio. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016. It was on this job at British Airways that Carole met Michael Middleton, a dispatcher, whose wealthy family hails from Leeds and which has ties to British aristocracy.
  10. ↑ Cunningham, John M. (2016). "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 15 September 2016. The success of that venture, along with a family inheritance.....
  11. ↑ Reed, Michael (2016). "Gledhow Hall". David Poole. Retrieved 15 August 2016. A gentleman farmer (and solicitor), William Middleton Esq. - (Pippa's grt. grt. grt. grandfather) - had also lived in the (Leeds) area at Gledhow Grange Estate.
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  59. ↑ Gutteridge, Nick (20 July 2016). "Middleton of the Glen! How Pippa will get a title to rival her sister Kate after engagement". Daily Express. UK. Retrieved 21 July 2016. ...following her engagement to the son of a Scottish Laird...Mr Matthews is the son of David Matthews, the Laird of Glen Affric....The 32 year old sister of the Duchess of Cambridge will one day become Lady Glen Affric and have access to a sprawling 10,000 acre Scottish estate....Pippa will be able to use the courtesy title...bestowed on her as the heir's wife
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  64. ↑ Bystander: Roll out the Red Ball, Tatler, 11 February 2015
  65. 1 2 Martha Cliff, Now YOU can own Pippa Middleton's dress but do you have the bum for it? Frock worn by Duchess of Cambridge's sister up for charity auction... and bidding starts at £100, The Daily Mail, 21 January 2015
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