You Have to See Pippa Middleton’s Engagement Ring
Pippa Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister, is engaged to James Matthews.
“Miss Pippa Middleton and Mr. James Matthews are delighted to announce they became engaged on Sunday 17th July and plan to marry next year,” the couple said in a statement.
Matthews, a hedge fund manager, reportedly popped the question on Saturday in northwest England’s Lake District. And though the deed apparently took Pippa completely by surprise, she quickly said “yes” to the romantic proposal. Wanting to do things the old-fashioned way, James, 40, apparently got permission from his future father-in-law, Michael Middleton, before proposing with a stunning diamond ring. “James is a traditionalist and very much wanted to do things properly,” a friend of the couple’s revealed to the Daily Mail. “That meant getting the consent of his future father-in-law.”
And the ring he popped the question with is pretty spectacular. Pippa, 32, was spotted leaving her home on Tuesday morning with a big smile — and a really large rock on her left hand.
Their wedding — which the royal rumor mill predicts will be next year — is sure to be the most splashy and talked-about affair since Pippa’s sister Kate’s wedding to Prince William five years ago.
Of course, it was the royal wedding that first thrust the party planner into the limelight after her star turn as her sister’s maid of honor in a figure-hugging Alexander McQueen dress.
So far, Pippa has been pretty coy at showing off her new sparkler. She kept her left hand under wraps as she stepped out on Monday night at the Frost Summer Party Fundraiser. The event, which raised money for the British Heart Foundation’s Miles Frost Fund, was held at Burton Court in London.
According to CNN, a Kensington Palace representative said that “the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are absolutely delighted with the news.”
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