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Pippa Middleton
Middleton at the wedding of Lady Melissa Percy in June 2013
Born
Philippa Charlotte Middleton

(1983-09-06) 6 September 1983 (age 41)
Reading, Berkshire, England
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh[1]
Parents
Relatives

Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton (born 6 September 1983)[2][3] is an English socialite, celebutante and the younger sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Middleton started to receive a lot of media attention, because of her appearance at her sister's wedding to Prince William, as well as for her fashion sense and personal relationships.

Early life

See also: Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Lupton family

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] Her father's family came from Leeds, now in West Yorkshire,[7] and her paternal great-grandmother, Olive Lupton, belonged to a business family which had been active in Leeds for many generations.[8] Carole Middleton's family are from London. Her ancestors worked as labourers and miners in County Durham.[9]

In the mid 1980s, when her two eldest children were at a nursery school and the family was living at Bradfield Southend, Carole Middleton set up Party Pieces, a company that began by making party bags and went on to sell party supplies and decorations by mail order. By 1995 the firm, run by both parents, was so successful that it moved into a range of farm buildings at Ashampstead Common,[10][11] and since then the Middleton parents are reported to have become millionaires.[12] While at Bradfield Southend, Middleton and her sister were members of the local St Andrew's Brownie pack.[13]

In 1995, the family relocated to Bucklebury, Berkshire.[10][14] Like her sister, Middleton was first educated at St Andrew's School, Pangbourne and Downe House School, a girls' day and boarding school in Cold Ash. She attended Marlborough College on a sports/all-rounder scholarship.[15] Middleton then graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an English literature degree,[16] 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.[16]

Career

Following graduation, in 2008 Middleton briefly worked at a public relations firm promoting luxury products, then she took on an events management job with Table Talk, a company based in London that organises corporate events and parties.[15][17] Also in 2008, Tatler magazine named Middleton "the Number 1 Society Singleton", ahead of singer-songwriter James Blunt and Princess Eugenie of York,[18] 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.[19] As part of a duo with her older sister, Middleton has received wide press coverage, focusing on her social life and her lifestyle.[20][21] In April 2012, Time magazine listed Middleton as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[22]

Middleton currently works part-time for her parents' company Party Pieces, editing the web magazine Party Times.[15][23]

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.[24][25] Middleton said that she was not using a ghost writer.[26] In March 2013, Middleton parted from her literary agent.[27]

Middleton has contributed articles to The Spectator magazine since December 2012,[28] and in June 2013 she was named a contributing editor of Vanity Fair writing a series of columns for the magazine.[29]

Personal life

In December 2013, it was reported that Middleton is engaged to her boyfriend, Nico Jackson.</ref> Takeda, Allison (18 December 2013). "Pippa Middleton Engaged to Boyfriend Nico Jackson!". USA Weekly. Retrieved 10 November 2013.</ref>Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). 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 crape 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 High Street[30][31] where there was a great demand for them.[32][33][34]

Arms

Coat of arms of Pippa Middleton
Notes
The Arms of Philippa Charlotte 'Pippa' Middleton is the Arms of her father, in a lozenge shaped version, supported by a blue ribbon, denoting her status as an unmarried woman.
Escutcheon
Per pale Azure and Gules, a chevron Or, cotised Argent, between three acorns slipped and leaved Or.

Ancestry

Main articles: Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Lupton family

Middleton's ancestors include Sir Thomas Fairfax (1475–1520) whose wife Anne Gascoigne, was a descendant of Edward III.[35] Ancestors through her maternal line include Sir Thomas Conyers, 9th Baronet (1731-1810) who was a descendant of Edward IV via his illegitimate daughter Elizabeth Plantaganet.[36] Rev. Thomas Davis, a Church of England hymn-writer, whose granddaughter Olive Christiana Lupton was the paternal grandmother of Michael Middleton is also an ancestor.[37][38] Her maternal great-great-great-grandfather John Goldsmith was married to Esther Jones at St John's Hoxton in 1850.

Family of Pippa Middleton
16. John Middleton
8. Noel Middleton
17. Mary Asquith
4. Peter Francis Middleton
18. Francis Lupton
9. Olive Lupton
19. Harriet Albina Davis
2. Michael Middleton
20. Frederick Glassborow
10. Frederick George Glassborow
21. Emily Jane Elliott
5. Valerie Glassborow
22. Gavin Fullarton Robison
11. Constance Robison
23. Sarah Ann Gee
1. Philippa Charlotte Middleton
24. John Goldsmith
12. Stephen Charles Goldsmith
25. Jane Dorsett
6. Ronald Goldsmith
26. Theophilus Benjamin Chandler
13. Edith Eliza Chandler
27. Amelia White
3. Carole Goldsmith
28. John Harrison
14. Thomas Harrison
29. Jane Hill
7. Dorothy Harrison
30. Thomas Temple
15. Elizabeth Temple
31. Elizabeth Myers

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.[39][40]

References

  1. ^ "Pippa Middleton biography". Biography.com.
  2. ^ "Pippa Middleton". People.
  3. ^ "Pippa Middleton's Birthday: A Look Back At A Year Of Style (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. 6 September 2011.
  4. ^ Joseph, Claudia (21 November 2010). "The intriguing story of the woman who gave Kate her looks – and family wealth". Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  5. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Philippa Charlotte Middleton". The Peerage. p. 19582. Retrieved January 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)[unreliable source]
  6. ^ "Ancestry of Kate Middleton". wargs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  7. ^ Until 1974 in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
  8. ^ Brennan, Zoe (19 March 2011). "The family fortune of the minted Middletons". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 July 2013. The Luptons were an upper-middle-class family of merchants and property developers. While not aristocrats, they were definitely genteel.
  9. ^ Wilson, Christopher (22 December 2006). "Kate, the coal miner's girl". Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Party Pieces Princess". News of the World. 21 November 2010. p. 4.
  11. ^ "About us". partypieces.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  12. ^ "Generation why-should-I?". The Scotsman. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  13. ^ Joseph, Claudia (22 January 2012). "When Kate was an Elf – and Pippa an Imp". Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  14. ^ "Profiles: Kate Middleton". Hello!. August 2001.
  15. ^ a b c Curtis, Nick (10 May 2011). "Everything you never knew about Pippa Middleton". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  16. ^ a b Pukas, Anna (20 November 2010). "Kate Middleton's eligible little sister". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  17. ^ "Welcome to the Firm". Channel 4. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  18. ^ Peskoe, Ashley. "Pippa Middleton: 5 Things You Need to Know". ABC News. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  19. ^ "Kate Middleton's Sister, Pippa: a socialite butterfly". royalweddings.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  20. ^ Nicholl, Katie (21 April 2007). "First Kate, now sister Pippa splits from heir". Daily Mail.
  21. ^ Nicholl, Katie (26 September 2009). "A Churchill snaps up the other Miss Middleton". Daily Mail.
  22. ^ Levinson, Robin (18 April 2012). "Pippa Middleton in gun photo controversy one day... Time Magazine's 100 most influential people the next". National Post.
  23. ^ Walker, Tim (17 November 2010). "Wedding is good business for Pippa Middleton". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  24. ^ Chilton, Martin (12 November 2012). "Pippa Middleton's New Book". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  25. ^ Howse, Christopher (2 November 2012). "Celebrate by Pippa Middleton: review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  26. ^ Myers, Russell; Perthen, Amanda (28 April 2012). "She was paid £400k for her book of party advice, now Pippa gives wedding tips to her best friend – for free". Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  27. ^ "Pippa Middleton parts from agent after just one book". The Daily Telegraph. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  28. ^ "Pippa Middleton". The Spectator. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  29. ^ "Pippa Middleton Named Vanity Fair Contributing Editor, Writes About Her (and Kate's) Tennis Obsession". Vanity Fair. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  30. ^ "Debenhams produce £170 copy of Pippa Middleton's bridesmaid dress". The Daily Telegraph. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  31. ^ Karmali, Sarah (4 August 2011). "Pippa Middleton bridesmaid dress replicas hit Debenhams". MyDaily UK. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  32. ^ Singh, Anita (29 April 2011). "Pippa Middleton shines as maid of honour". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  33. ^ Elser, Daniela (30 April 2011). "Pippa Middleton almost steals the show from sister Kate on her big day". News.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  34. ^ Bergin, Olivia (4 August 2011). "Debenhams produce £170 copy of Pippa Middleton's bridesmaid dress". The Daily Telegraph.
  35. ^ Adolph, Anthony. "Princess Catherine". Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  36. ^ Child, Christopher C. (Fall 2011). "A Gratifying Discovery: Connecting Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, to Sir Thomas Conyers, 9th Bt. of Horden, Durham" (PDF). American Ancestors. New England Historic Genealogical Society. pp. 35–36. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  37. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Reverend Thomas Davis". The Peerage. Retrieved March 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)[unreliable source]
  38. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Olive Christiana Lupton". The Peerage. Retrieved March 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)[unreliable source]
  39. ^ William and Kate at IMDb Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  40. ^ Magrath, Andrea (21 February 2011). "First Look: The actors portraying William and Kate in TV movie in character as the royal couple... but doesn't he look more like Harry?". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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