Pippa Middleton engaged to hedge fund manager James Matthews
Tue., July 19, 2016
LONDON – The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister Pippa Middleton and hedge fund manager James Matthews announced their engagement Tuesday, setting the stage for a celebrated society wedding in the coming year.
The couple confirmed rumors in a statement to Britain’s Press Association, saying they planned to marry in 2017. The statement came as Middleton appeared in photographs with a diamond engagement ring on her left hand as she left her London home.
Matthews got down on one knee while they were visiting the picturesque Lake District and proposed to the 32-year-old Middleton on Sunday. British media said they have been dating less than a year.
Her elder sister, the former Kate Middleton, and Prince William said they were “absolutely delighted,” by the news, Kensington Palace said.
“They make a wonderful couple and we wish them every happiness together,” said her father, Michael Middleton.
Middleton played a prominent role in the 2011 royal wedding of her older sister Kate and Prince William at Westminster Abbey in London, a wedding seen live by a worldwide television audience.
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