Get to Know Pippa Middleton, Kate's Party Planning Maid of Honor

By Nicki Gostin Posted Apr 28th 2011 02:45PM

One member of the Middleton family who seems to be relishing her moment in the spotlight is Pippa, Kate's younger sister.

The 27-year-old, who will serve as the chief maid of honor at her sister's wedding on Friday, had paparazzi clamoring for her snap at the engagement party of Richard Branson's daughter Holly last week in London -- and she happily obliged. She already looks like a seasoned pro preening in front of the cameras.

Pippa, which is short for Philippa, works as a party planner three days a week at a company called Table Talk and two days a week editing an online magazine called The Party Time, which is an off-shoot of her parents' successful party supply company, Party Pieces.

As of Monday, Party Times was encouraging customers to purchase bunting (streamers) for Royal Wedding Street parties but it was taken down after accusations of opportunism. She has given one interview to publicize the site but another one was canceled at the last minute. Apparently big sister Kate nixed it.

She has taken the last two weeks off work to organize a post-nuptial bash for 300 at the Palace. Apparently she angered Royal officials by ordering in mirrored disco balls for the breakfast/disco event. According to the Daily Mail the Queen's minions were not overly impressed with transforming Buckingham Palace into a glittery 80's style nightclub but Prince William stepped in and overruled saying he wanted something different from the parties being thrown by his grand-mother which will be a formal champagne and canape reception immediately following the I-do's.

While big sister Kate has been involved with Prince William for years, Pippa has quickly become one of England's most eligible bachelorettes. In 2008, Tatler magazine named her the number one society singleton. Last December she started dating city financier and former professional cricketer, Alex Loudon who is an old friend of Prince William's and will reportedly be Pippa's date for the big day.

She is said to have honed her party planning skills as a student at the University of Edinburgh where she arranged after-dinner activities at posh house parties for other students who were 'bright young things,' i.e. either titled or wealthy.

Currently living in a flat in Chelsea that her parents purchased with her brother James. Both of the Middleton siblings are not the shy and retiring type. Photos of Pippa clad in a dress constructed out of toilet paper and photos of little brother James clad in well, a dress circulated the web but have been discreetly pulled down in advance of their big sister's wedding day.

Somehow we get the feeling we're going to be seeing lots more of Princess Kate's lil' sis.

Tags: Kate Middleton, Pippa Middleton, Royal Wedding

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Thursday 28 April

By simpsonsimpmike

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Pippa, wasn't she the daughter of that fruit cake in storm of the century?

By damien

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wasnt there a pippa longstocking?...

Pippa, isn't she the daughter of that fruit cake in Storm of the Century?

AOL continues to hump it and noone cares...Poll of Britain showed noone cared..The shot of the one guy outside the church was funny as hell

By Pamela

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I just read that Pippa Middleton is now considered the most eligible woman in England! What? Kate Middleton was born with the looks in that family... Hopefully Pippa has a good personality, b/c she wasn't blessed as well as Kate was! Can we say Horse teeth????

By John

Pippa looks older than Kate. In facts she looks 40 rather than 27.

By Val Gal

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Such haters... You must have miserable lives...It must SUCK to be jealous.

By Sick of the NEGATIVE people on here!

Kates little sister is a pretty girl as well....and let me tell you all of you nasty people here saying all the nasty things you say....if you do not like it..nobody cares really what you think. It would be nice though if you could keep all your nasty thoughts to youself since obviously not one of you has one nice thing to say about these people. AND...I BET not one of you is a looker at all...you may think you are gorgeous or something, but I am SURE you are not and YOUR PERSONALITIES ROT as well. Now really..take a long walk off a short pier coz nobody cares what you all think in the long run. Such nasty nasty horrible Americans in our country..wish people like all of you would just move the heck out of here..our world would be a better place with such negative people gone. So sick of the negative people in this country of ours! It stinks..you all stink. If you cannot say something nice...just do not say it at all is how the saying goes....do any of you get that at all? It gets old reading how negative people are. Tiring as well. BLAH to you all! BLAH!

Friday 29 April

By bigdaddy

yea!

By Kat2988

She is pretty, but not as pretty as the stunning Kate!

By the_fool

I thought it was her stunt double.

By Leslie

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Having recently lost my younger sister to breast cancer, I'm touched by the closeness of these two sisters and am pleased to see them supporting one another and enjoying their time together at this special occasion

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