Philippa Charlotte “Pippa” Middleton (born 6 September 1983) is the only sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Born in 1983, Reading, Berkshire, England, Pippa is the second of the three children of Michael Middleton and Carole Goldsmith.

In 1995, the Middletons moved to Bucklebury, Berkshire. Pippa was educated at St Andrew’s School, Pangbourne, at a girl’s boarding school in Cold Ash, and finally Marlborough College. After university, she gained employed for a company specialising in events and parties. With her sister Kate’s relationship with, the future king, Prince William, she became a leading socialite in London circles. She has received widespread press coverage for both her lifestyle, social life and the way she dresses.

In 2009, Middleton took up tobogganing on the Cresta Run at St Moritz, with the multi-millionaire Trevor Baines as her instructor. She is also a good shot and in 2008 shot twenty-three game birds in a day in Scotland. For several years on Burns Night, accompanied by bagpipes, Middleton has carried the haggis into a pub called the Old Boot Inn at Stanford Dingley in Berkshire.

Pippa was given the rold of maid of honour for the wedding, which drew record global audiences. At the Royal wedding, Pippa’s white figure-hugging dress received substantial attention and praise.

In 2012, she split up with her long-term boyfriend Alex Loudon. She was also involved in controversy when she was pictured along with a man carrying a gun and pointing it at photographers in Paris. Owing a gun in France can be a serious crime, though the police declined to press charges. The incident raised memories of Princess Diana being chased through the streets of Paris by paparazzi.

Pippa Middleton is a socialite and the sister of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. Often spotted out shopping with her sister, or partying with the same group of people at London nightclubs, Pippa’s good looks and sense of style have earned her both fans and critics.