On Saturday, May 20, the wedding of 33-year-old Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, and 41-year-old millionaire financier James Matthews took place.

James proposed to Pippa in June last year while the couple were on holiday in the Lake District in northern England.

By that time, their romance had lasted about a year, although they had known each other for 10 years.

Father Michael brought the bride to the church in a limousine...

... and sister Kate provided support - both moral and very real, especially since straightening such a wonderful dress is a pleasure. It was made by British fashion designer Giles Deacon, and even upon close inspection, the impression is that it was sewn without a single seam.

The long veil was created by British hatter Stephen Jones, and the ivory satin shoes were created by Manolo Blahnik. On Pippa's head is a small tiara in the shape of Venus's hair.

The elder sister did not play the role of bridesmaid, but chose a more responsible role for herself: looking after the young pages and the flower girl, who became the two-year-old Princess Charlotte.

Princess Charlotte receives her final instructions before taking on her first important role in public.

At this wedding, which journalists have already dubbed “the main social event of the year,” the youngest guests - Prince George and Princess Charlotte - were given the honorary duties of page and flower girl. They seemed to be very pleased, at least with themselves and with each other.

The groom's brother, 27-year-old Spencer Matthews, known for playing himself in the reality show Made in Chelsea, met the arriving guests.

Princes William and Harry dressed almost identically, but chose a different color tie. The press wrote a lot about whether Prince Harry's friend, American actress Meghan Markle, would appear at this wedding, but cameras did not capture her anywhere.

Although, of course, there were many famous guests - for example, tennis star Roger Federer and his wife Mirka.

The wedding dress code, as you can see, was subject to free interpretation, but almost all women decorated their heads with a hat or facinator.

The main wedding of this spring - the wedding of 33-year-old Pippa Middleton and 41-year-old James Matthews - is in full swing! The main guest of the ceremony was the bride's sister, Kate Middleton, who arrived at the celebration with her husband, Prince William, and children, Princess Charlotte and Prince George. Kate attended the ceremony at St Mark's Church in Englefield, Berkshire, wearing a soft pink midi-length Alexander McQueen dress, an elegant matching hat and classic pumps. In 2011, Kate married Prince William wearing a dress from the same brand.

Kate with Princess Charlotte

Kate was given the role of keeping an eye on the children, spending most of her time with George and Charlotte, who was tasked with scattering rose petals along the path leading to the altar.

Kate Middleton with children

About three hundred guests are present at Pippa's wedding celebration; after the ceremony, the guests went to a glass “castle”, which was built specifically for the celebration.

Kate Middleton with children

It was previously reported that Kate may not attend the ceremony. According to some information, the Duchess allegedly wanted to go into the shadows so that all attention would be focused on Pippa. However, Kate made the right decision and did not miss her sister's wedding ceremony. Pippa also managed to make a splash today: fans were impressed by her traditional wedding dress by Giles Deacon, a British designer who worked with Bottega Veneta and Gucci before founding the Giles brand.

Kate Middleton with daughter Charlotte

Pippa Middleton and her boyfriend, millionaire investor James Matthews, developed rapidly: they began living together 2 months after the start of the relationship, and six months after that, James proposed marriage to Pippa. This happened during their joint holiday in the Lake District, Cumbria. According to Daily Mail insiders, Matthews first asked Middleton's hand in marriage from her father, Michael. The couple announced their engagement in July last year.

British little sister Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, 33 year old Philippa (Pippa) Middleton got married on Saturday, May 20th. Her chosen one was a 41-year-old millionaire and ex-racing driver James Matthews.

James Matthews was born on August 21, 1974 in the family of a businessman and professional racer. David Matthews and artists Jane, daughter of a famous architect Robert Spencer Parker. Matthews Sr. founded a used car restoration company and turned it into a large concern, Kirkby Central Group. After its sale in 1995, the family left London and moved to the island of St. Barths, one of the most popular European resorts. There, David purchased a hotel that is now one of the top 100 best hotels in the world.

James studied at the best of the 9 oldest privileged schools in Great Britain, a private boarding school for boys, Eton College, where James's future relatives, the princes, subsequently studied. William And Harry. 16 years ago, he created the investment advisory company Eden Rock Capital Management Group, of which he is executive director. According to The Evening Standard, James's annual income in 2016 was $2.5 million.

In the past, James was a professional racing driver. He raced in the British Formula 3 Championship and won the British Formula Renault Championship and Eurocup Formula Renault. In addition, he loves skiing and is a tennis fan.
Pippa and James first met in 2006 while on holiday in St. Barths. However, at that moment the young man was going through a breakup with another girl and did not pay attention to Pippa. Their romance began in 2012 and lasted only a few months. Last year, paparazzi began to notice the couple together again and soon news of their reunion became known. Two months after their first date, the couple decided to live together, and less than a year later they announced their engagement.

Where did the wedding ceremony take place?

The holiday, which Pippa organized with her sister, Duchess Catherine, consisted of two parts: the official part and the banquet. The wedding ceremony took place at St. Mark's Church in Englefield, Berkshire. The Middleton family lives here. The happy bride arrived at the ceremony with her father Michael in a vintage car, then he accompanied his daughter to the church.

After the official part, the guests were treated to a reception, which took place in a glass tent installed near the Middleton family home.

How many guests were there?

In total, Pippa and her fiancé invited 350 people. 150 people were present at the official ceremony, the rest were invited only to the reception.
Only family and friends attended the ceremony in the church, and the rule was established that only married couples could be present. As a result, Prince Harry, who is now Pippa's son-in-law, was forced to attend the ceremony without his girlfriend, an American actress. Meghan Markle.

Duchess Catherine and her husband Prince William attended the ceremony. Their children Prince George And princess charlotte took part in the celebration as a wedding page and bridesmaid. The youngest members of the royal family carried wedding rings and flowers to the altar.

Guests at the church service included Pippa and Kate's brother James Middleton as well as many celebrities. A famous Swiss tennis player came to congratulate the newlyweds Roger Federer with his wife, actress Donna Yere, Princess Beatrice and many others.

What did Pippa wear when she got married?

British media and bloggers are actively discussing the bride's outfit. Many people note that her dress is very similar to the one Kate Middleton wore when she married Prince William. It is just as strict and elegant, has a similar style: a tight-fitting top and a full skirt. Kate's outfit was decorated with lace; her younger sister chose a dress made entirely of this material.

However, unlike her sister, Pippa chose a wedding dress with short sleeves and a cutout at the back. The train of Kate Middleton's wedding dress was three meters long, and Pippa's train was three times shorter. The wedding dresses also differ in price: Kate's dress cost $434 thousand, and Pippa's - $50 thousand.

Pippa's head was adorned with a miniature tiara with precious stones and a veil, and on her hand was a ring with a large diamond.
On this day, attention was also paid to the bride's sister. The Duchess of Cambridge chose an elegant beige dress with long sleeves for the ceremony and complemented her look with an original matching hat.

How much did organizing the wedding cost?

The British media have already dubbed Pippa Middleton's wedding the wedding of the year. According to their calculations, the celebration cost the newlyweds at least 300 thousand pounds.

Rebecca English on Twitter. She said that on October 15 at 13:58 London time, Pippa and her husband James gave birth to a baby boy weighing just over 4kg.

Although Pippa's arrival at the maternity ward was not photographed, the Daily Mail published pictures of her husband carrying two large bags into the Lindo Wing on the morning of October 16 - before it was known that her sister had safely delivered her first child.

In the same elite wing, her sister Duchess Kate welcomed the fifth heir to the British throne, Prince Louis, in April 2018, and before him two children were born in Lindo. In 2011, Prince George was born there, and already in 2013, the two-year-old boy and his dad welcomed his newborn sister Princess Charlotte there.

The Lindo Wing is known for a number of exclusive services that the staff provides to their maternity mothers, such as afternoon tea, postpartum massages and champagne. On its famous porch, the Dukes of Cambridge greeted a crowd of royal fans after the birth of each of their three children.

Kate Middleton's 35-year-old younger sister announced her pregnancy in June 2018. The statement was published in her Waitrose Weekly fitness column, in which the expectant mother described the changes that were happening to her body.

“I have noticed that my body has begun to change and weight has begun to gain, but through effective exercise and sports, I feel that they have had a beneficial effect on a healthy pregnancy, and will affect labor and recovery,” one column said.

Throughout her pregnancy, Pippa Middleton regularly published essays about taking care of her figure during pregnancy, and she was even criticized for some of her statements. Thus, in September 2018, columnist Babara Ellen criticized the younger Middleton’s approach to nutrition during pregnancy: in her opinion, the younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge was too obsessed with losing weight and in vain convinced readers of the need to fit into their old jeans after giving birth.

Nine months pregnant, Pippa Middleton attended granddaughter Princess Eugenie's wedding on Friday, October 12. The future mother in an emerald green dress and hat was joyfully greeted by the guests of the ceremony.

Pippa Middleton, 35, and her entrepreneur husband became one of Britain's most popular couples last year after they married at St Mark's Church in Englefield, Berkshire, on May 20, 2017.

Pippa Middleton came to public attention in 2011 when she was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her older sister Kate Middleton. Thanks to the successful dress, which emphasized her magnificent figure, the press proclaimed Pippa Middleton a style icon.

Pippa Middleton dated her husband, entrepreneur, financier and multimillionaire James Matthews, for a short time back in 2012, but the relationship did not work out then. However, in 2015, after breaking up with a stockbroker named Nico Jackson, Pippa Middleton again turned her attention to Matthews.

James Matthews proposed to Pippa Middleton in 2016 with a diamond engagement ring worth around £200,000.

Even before the wedding, Pippa Middleton moved into James Matthews' mansion in west London, Chelsea - a house worth £17 million, which had its own gym, underground cinema, lift, maids' quarters and six bedrooms. However, after it became known about the pregnancy of the youngest Middleton, the house underwent reconstruction, which lasted for several months. The couple returned to the renovated mansion in west London in late summer 2018 after holidaying in Tuscany. The renovation cost around £1.2 million, extending the ground floor, adding two additional dressing rooms and, of course, a children's room.