A love story for the pages! Pippa Middleton James Matthews’ romance was a long time coming.
The duo first crossed paths in 2007 while at the luxury Eden Rock hotel in St. Bart’s, which is owned by Matthews’ parents. They were seen dining together in 2012, but Middleton started dating. Nico JacksonIn the early 2013
The English socialite’s three-year romance with the stockbroker ended in late 2015. Shortly after, she was spotted visiting the former race car driver’s home. The duo went on a ski trip together in early 2016 after attending a charity event.
Matthews works in finance. He founded the Eden Rock Capital Management Group (a business consulting firm) in 2001. Matthews is also the heir of the Scottish title Laird of Glen Affric (a village his father bought in 2008). He is estimated to have a fortune in excess of $2 billion.
Middleton and Matthews’ engagement was announced in July 2016. They tied the knot in May 2017 at St. Mark’s Church in Englefield, Berkshire, which is near the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, England.
In October 2018, the couple welcomed Arthur, their first child. In March 2021, Middleton gave birth to the couple’s second child, daughter Grace, who shares her middle name, Elizabeth, with her aunt, Duchess Kate.
A source previously stated Us WeeklyPippa sought advice from her big sis on parenting. “Kate has so much knowledge to share,” an insider told UsKate, who has three children with her Prince WilliamIn April 2018, “She’s a walking baby encyclopedia at this point.”
Despite their high-profile status, the couple has managed to keep their romance low-key. “Much more so than Kate, Pippa has enjoyed the limelight over the years,” Duncan Larcombe, The Sun’s former royal editor, told Town & CountryIn 2018. “I just think now she’s happy and happily married, settling down, not having to go to party after party or run these endurance events for charity. She seems to have put all of that behind her at the moment.”
The couple live in London’s $22 million home. The six-bedroom, five story home has a gym and an underground movie theatre. The property was renovated by the couple in 2017.
Scroll down to see Middleton and Matthews’ romance through the years.
