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'''Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton''' (born September 6, 1983) |
'''Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton''' (born September 6, 1983){{better reference}} is an English [[socialite]] and the younger sister of [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge]]. On 29 April 2011, she was the [[bridesmaid|maid of honour]] at her sister's [[Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton|wedding to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]], second in the [[line of succession to the British throne|line of succession]] to [[Elizabeth II]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Middleton was born on September 6, 1983, the second of three children of [[Michael Middleton]], who was then a [[British Airways]] flight dispatcher, and his wife [[Carole Middleton]] (''née'' Goldsmith), a former [[flight attendant]]. |
Middleton was born on September 6, 1983, the second of three children of [[Michael Middleton]], who was then a [[British Airways]] flight dispatcher, and his wife [[Carole Middleton]] (''née'' Goldsmith), a former [[flight attendant]].{{better reference}}<ref>Claudia Joseph, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1331686/Kate-Middleton-Story-woman-gave-looks-family-wealth.html?ito=feeds-newsxml The intriguing story of the woman who gave Kate her looks – and family wealth]'', in ''[[Daily Mail]]'' (21 November 2010) , accessed 4 January 2011.</ref> Her father's family came from [[Leeds]], now in [[West Yorkshire]],<ref>Until 1974 in the West Riding of Yorkshire.</ref> and one of her great-grandmothers, Olivia Lupton, belonged to a business family which had been active in Leeds for many generations.<ref name=femail>Claudia Joseph, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1163716/Revealed-Secrets-Middletons-money-Kates-ancestors-fortune.html Revealed: secrets of the Middletons' money] in ''Daily Mail'' (22 March 2009).</ref><ref>[http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/features/The-Leeds-connection.1760281.jp The Leeds connection] in ''[[Yorkshire Evening Post]]''.</ref> Carole Middleton's mother's family were labourers and miners from [[County Durham]].<ref>Christopher Wilson, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-424446/Kate-coal-miners-girl.html Kate, the coal miner's girl] in ''[[Daily Mail]]'' (22 December 2006), accessed 4 January 2011.</ref> The third child of the family is [[James William Middleton]] (born 1987), who is now a businessman.<ref name=femail/>{{better reference}} |
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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]],<ref name=party>''Party Pieces Princess'' in ''[[News of the World]]'' dated 21 November 2010, p. 4.</ref><ref>[http://www.partypieces.co.uk/about-us/ About us] at partypieces.co.uk, accessed 19 February 2011.</ref> and since then the Middleton parents are reported to have become millionaires.<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/princewilliam/Generation-whyshouldI.4176797.jp Generation why-should-I?] on ''[[The Scotsman]]'' dated 11 June 2008, accessed 4 January 2011.</ref> While at Bradfield Southend, Middleton and her sister were members of the local St Andrew's [[Brownie (Girl Guides)|Brownie pack]].<ref>Claudia Joseph, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2090000/What-Kate-Pippa-Middletons-fellow-2nd-St-Andrews-Brownies.html When Kate was an Elf - and Pippa an Imp] dated 22 January 2012 from dailymail.co.uk/femail, accessed 29 April 2012</ref> |
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]],<ref name=party>''Party Pieces Princess'' in ''[[News of the World]]'' dated 21 November 2010, p. 4.</ref><ref>[http://www.partypieces.co.uk/about-us/ About us] at partypieces.co.uk, accessed 19 February 2011.</ref> and since then the Middleton parents are reported to have become millionaires.<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/princewilliam/Generation-whyshouldI.4176797.jp Generation why-should-I?] on ''[[The Scotsman]]'' dated 11 June 2008, accessed 4 January 2011.</ref> While at Bradfield Southend, Middleton and her sister were members of the local St Andrew's [[Brownie (Girl Guides)|Brownie pack]].<ref>Claudia Joseph, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2090000/What-Kate-Pippa-Middletons-fellow-2nd-St-Andrews-Brownies.html When Kate was an Elf - and Pippa an Imp] dated 22 January 2012 from dailymail.co.uk/femail, accessed 29 April 2012</ref> |
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Middleton's ancestors include [[Thomas Fairfax (Gilling)|Sir Thomas Fairfax]] (1475–1520).<ref>Christopher Wilson, |
Middleton's ancestors include [[Thomas Fairfax (Gilling)|Sir Thomas Fairfax]] (1475–1520).<ref>Christopher Wilson, |
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[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1299794/How-Prince-William-Kate-Middleton-related-thanks-Tudor-tyrant.html#ixzz1K6BYBXud 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.</ref> |
[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1299794/How-Prince-William-Kate-Middleton-related-thanks-Tudor-tyrant.html#ixzz1K6BYBXud 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.</ref> |
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Her later ancestors include [[Thomas Davis (clergyman)|The Rev Thomas Davis]], a [[Church of England]] hymn-writer, whose grand-daughter Olive Christiana Lupton was one of the grandmothers of Michael Middleton. |
Her later ancestors include [[Thomas Davis (clergyman)|The Rev Thomas Davis]], a [[Church of England]] hymn-writer, whose grand-daughter Olive Christiana Lupton was one of the grandmothers of Michael Middleton.{{better reference}} Her maternal great-great-grandfather John Goldsmith was married to Esther Jones at [[St John the Baptist, Hoxton|St John's Hoxton]] in 1850. |
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==Film== |
==Film== |
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 Prince Philip and Pippa Middleton at the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011. | |
| Born | Philippa Charlotte Middleton September 6, 1983 Reading, Berkshire, England |
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Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton (born September 6, 1983)[better source needed] is an English socialite and the younger 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.
Early life
Middleton was born on September 6, 1983, the second of three children of Michael Middleton, who was then a British Airways flight dispatcher, and his wife Carole Middleton (née Goldsmith), a former flight attendant.[better source needed][1] Her father's family came from Leeds, now in West Yorkshire,[2] and one of her great-grandmothers, Olivia Lupton, belonged to a business family which had been active in Leeds for many generations.[3][4] Carole Middleton's mother's family were labourers and miners from County Durham.[5] The third child of the family is James William Middleton (born 1987), who is now a businessman.[3][better source needed]
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,[6][7] and since then the Middleton parents are reported to have become millionaires.[8] While at Bradfield Southend, Middleton and her sister were members of the local St Andrew's Brownie pack.[9]
In 1995, the Middletons moved to Bucklebury, Berkshire.[6][10] Like her sister, Middleton was first educated at St Andrew's School, Pangbourne, then at Downe House School, a girls' boarding school in Cold Ash, and finally at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, which she attended on a sports/all-rounder scholarship.[11] She then followed her sister to higher education in Scotland, attending the University of Edinburgh to study English literature.[12] 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.[12]
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 which organises corporate events and parties.[11][13] Also in 2008, Tatler magazine named Middleton "the Number 1 Society Singleton", ahead of singer-songwriter James Blunt and Princess Eugenie of York[14], although in the same Tatler article she was snarkily 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.[15] As part of a duo with her older sister, Middleton has received wide press coverage, focusing on her social life and her lifestyle.[16][17] In April 2012, Time Magazine listed Pippa as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. [18]
Middleton currently works two days a week for her parents' company Party Pieces, editing the web magazine Party Times.[11][19] On 11 January 2012, during the Leveson inquiry, Paul Silva, picture editor of the Daily Mail, claimed that the paper receives up to 400 pictures of Middleton daily, from picture agencies and freelance photographers.[20]
Penguin Books has paid Middleton a £400,000 advance for a book on party-planning which has the working title of Celebrate. Publication is expected in the autumn of 2012, and Middleton has said she is not using a ghost writer.[21]
Royal wedding
The official announcement of her sister's engagement came on 16 November 2010. Middleton served as the maid of honour.[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]
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.[better source needed] Her maternal great-great-grandfather John Goldsmith was married to Esther Jones at St John's Hoxton in 1850.
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.[28][29]
External links
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Party Pieces Princess in News of the World dated 21 November 2010, p. 4. Cite error: The named reference "party" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Claudia Joseph, When Kate was an Elf - and Pippa an Imp dated 22 January 2012 from dailymail.co.uk/femail, accessed 29 April 2012
- ^ 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 (20 November 2010). "Kate Middleton's eligible little sister". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robin Levinson, Pippa Middleton in gun photo controversy one day... Time Magazine's 100 most influential people the next in National Post (18 April 2012).
- ^ Tim Walker, Wedding is good business for Pippa Middleton Daily Telegraph (17 November 2010), accessed 17 February 2011.
- ^ O'Carroll, Lisa (11 January 2012). "'Up to 400 Pippa Middleton pictures a day submitted to Daily Mail'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Russell Myers & Amanda Perthen, She was paid £400k for her book of party advice, now Pippa gives wedding tips to her best friend - for free dated 28 April 2012 from The Daily Mail online at dailymail.co.uk, accessed 29 April 2012
- ^ "Royal wedding: Kate Middleton coat of arms unveiled". BBC News. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ Bates, Stephen (19 April 2011). "Kate Middleton family gets coat of arms". The Guardian. UK. 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[dead link] at Yahoo Canada (The Associated Press, The Canadian Press) (14 February 2011).
- ^ Anita Singh (29 April 2011), "Pippa Middleton shines as maid of honour", Daily Telegraph, London
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 9 May 2011.