Pippa Middleton
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 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (left) and Pippa Middleton (right) |
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| Born | Philippa Charlotte Middleton 6 September 1983 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Alma mater | Marlborough College and University of Edinburgh |
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Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton (born 6 September 1983)[1] is an English party planner, socialite and sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. On 29 April 2011, she was the maid of honour at her sister's wedding to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, second in the line of succession to Elizabeth II's sixteen thrones.
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[edit] Early life
Middleton was born in 1983, the second of the three children of Michael Middleton, who was then a British Airways flight dispatcher, and his wife Carole (née Goldsmith), who was a former flight attendant.[2][3][4] Her father's family came from Leeds, now in West Yorkshire,[5] and one of her great-grandmothers, called Olivia Lupton, belonged to a business family active in Leeds for many generations.[6][7] Carole Middleton's mother's family were labourers and miners from County Durham.[8] The third child of the family is James Middleton (born 1987), who is now a businessman.[6][9]
In the mid 1980s, when her two eldest children were at a nursery school and the family was living at Bradfield Southend, Middleton's mother set up 'Party Pieces', a company which 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]
In 1995, the Middletons moved to Bucklebury, Berkshire.[10][13] Like her sister, Middleton was first educated at St Andrew's School, Pangbourne, then at Downe House, a girls' boarding school in Cold Ash, and finally at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, which she attended on a sports/all-rounder scholarship.[14] She then followed her sister to higher education in Scotland, attending the University of Edinburgh to study English literature.[15] There she shared a house with Lord Edward Innes-Ker, a son of the Duke of Roxburghe, and with Earl Percy, heir of the Duke of Northumberland.[15]
[edit] Adult life
Following graduation, in 2008 Middleton worked for a short time for a public relations firm promoting luxury products, then she took on an events management job with Table Talk, a company based in London which organises corporate events and parties.[14][16] Also in 2008, Tatler magazine named Middleton "the Number 1 Society Singleton", beating singer-songwriter James Blunt and Princess Eugenie of York.[17] Since then, she has often been described as a socialite.[18] As part of a duo with her older sister, Middleton has received wide press coverage, focusing on her social life and her lifestyle.[19][20]
Middleton currently works two days a week for her parents' company Party Pieces, editing the web magazine Party Times.[14][21]
[edit] Royal wedding
The official announcement of her sister's engagement came on 16 November 2010. After being widely expected, Pippa's appointment as maid of honour was confirmed on 14 February 2011.[24] At the wedding, Middleton's white figure-hugging dress, which like the bride's was created by Sarah Burton, 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.[25][26]
[edit] Ancestry
Middleton's ancestors include Sir Thomas Fairfax (1475–1520)[27] Her later ancestors include The Rev. Thomas Davis, a Church of England hymn-writer, whose grand-daughter Olive Christiana Lupton was one of the grandmothers of Michael Middleton.[28][29]
[edit] Film
In William & Kate, a television movie released on 18 April 2011 about her sister's romance, the part of Pippa Middleton was played by Mary Elise Hayden.[30][31]
[edit] References
- ^ Kristi, Han (30 April 2011). "Pippa Middleton Bersinar di Pernikahan Sang Kakak [Pippa Middleton shines in her sister wedding]" (in Bahasa Indonesia). http://us.detikhot.com/read/2011/04/30/103057/1629147/230/pippa-middleton-bersinar-di-pernikahan-sang-kakak?h991101207. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ Philippa Charlotte Middleton, p. 19582 at thepeerage.com, accessed 4 January 2011
- ^ Ancestry of Kate Middleton at wargs.com, accessed 4 January 2011
- ^ Claudia Joseph, The intriguing story of the woman who gave Kate her looks – and family wealth, in Daily Mail (21 November 2010) , accessed 4 January 2011
- ^ Until 1974 in the West Riding of Yorkshire
- ^ a b Claudia Joseph, Revealed: secrets of the Middletons' money in Daily Mail (22 March 2009)
- ^ The Leeds connection in Yorkshire Evening Post
- ^ Christopher Wilson, Kate, the coal miner's girl in Daily Mail (22 December 2006), accessed 4 January 2011
- ^ James William Middleton at thepeerage.com, accessed 4 January 2011
- ^ a b Party Pieces Princess in News of the World dated 21 November 2010, p. 4
- ^ About us at partypieces.co.uk, accessed 19 February 2011
- ^ Generation why-should-I? on The Scotsman dated 11 June 2008, accessed 4 January 2011.
- ^ Profiles: Kate Middleton in Hello! dated August 2001
- ^ a b c Nick Curtis, Everything you never knew about Pippa Middleton in the London Evening Standard dated 10 May 2011 at thisislondon.co.uk, accessed 10 May 2011
- ^ a b Anna Pukas. "Kate Middleton's eligible little sister". Daily Express. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/212654/Kate-Middleton-s-eligible-little-sister. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ Welcome to the Firm at channel4.com, accessed 4 January 2011
- ^ Ashley Peskoe, Pippa Middleton: 5 Things You Need to Know at abcnews.go.com, accessed 17 February 2011
- ^ Kate Middleton's Sister, Pippa: a socialite butterfly at royalweddings.org.uk, accessed 16 April 2011
- ^ Katie Nicholl, First Kate, now sister Pippa splits from heir in Daily Mail (21 April 2007)
- ^ Katie Nicholl, A Churchill snaps up the other Miss Middleton (26 September 2009) Daily Mail
- ^ Tim Walker, Wedding is good business for Pippa Middleton Daily Telegraph (17 November 2010), accessed 17 February 2011
- ^ "Royal wedding: Kate Middleton coat of arms unveiled". BBC News. 19 April 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13127145. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ Bates, Stephen (19 April 2011). "Kate Middleton family gets coat of arms". The Guardian (UK). http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/19/kate-middleton-coat-of-arms. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ Gregory Katz, Tamara Baluja, Royal wedding update: Prince Harry to be best man, Kate's sister Pippa is maid of honour at Yahoo Canada (The Associated Press, The Canadian Press) (14 February 2011)
- ^ Anita Singh (29 Apr 2011), "Pippa Middleton shines as maid of honour", Daily Telegraph (London), http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8484342/Royal-wedding-Pippa-Middleton-shines-as-maid-of-honour.html
- ^ Who Is Pippa Middleton? at news.com.au
- ^ Christopher Wilson, Wills and Kate, kissing cousins! How the Royal lovebirds are related thanks to a Tudor tyrant so bloodthirsty he's been airbrushed from history, dated 3 August 2010 at dailymail.co.uk
- ^ Reverend Thomas Davis at thepeerage.com, accessed 23 March 2011
- ^ Olive Christiana Lupton at thepeerage.com, accessed 23 March 2011
- ^ William and Kate at imdb.com, accessed 19 February 2011
- ^ 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?". The Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1359114/Prince-William-Kate-Middleton-actors-seen-time-royal-couple.html?ito=feeds-newsxml. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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