Pippa Middleton & James Matthews are expecting their first child, she’s due in October
April 22, 2018
When the news came out about Pippa Middleton’s father-in-law David Matthews being under arrest and investigation for raping multiple women, some people wondered if Pippa Middleton would announce a pregnancy to “distract” from the terrible headlines. I thought those people were rather mean, actually – Pippa and Terribly Moderately Wealthy James Matthews were clearly going to try to start a family at some point, and now it seems like Pippa was already two months pregnant when her father-in-law was arrested. Pippa can’t get a break: what should be such a happy announcement is now being framed in the context of her in-law’s shadiness.
Pippa Middleton is pregnant with her first child, the Sun on Sunday can reveal today. The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister, 34, and financier husband James Matthews, 42, are said to be overjoyed. They told close family and friends last week after her 12-week scan.
It comes at a difficult time for the family, after James’s dad, David, 74, was accused of rape.
The Duchess of Cambridge “could not have been more delighted” on learning little sister Pippa was pregnant, a friend revealed. Kate, only days away from giving birth to her third child, was the first person after Pippa’s husband, James Matthews, to hear the good news.
A friend said: “When Pippa found out she was pregnant, she was obviously thrilled and utterly overjoyed. Naturally, big sister Kate and parents, Carole and Michael, were the first people she told — James aside — and they could not have been more delighted. It’s been a tough few weeks for the two families, so this has provided some much-needed happiness and light relief.”
The friend added: “Pippa and James have always known they wanted children. They have made the most of their first few months of marriage and felt the time was right to expand their family.”
The baby is due in October.
Congrats to them. I’m sure some people will perhaps note the timing for another reason: passive-aggressive announcements/events between the sisters. Just as Kate is about to give birth, Pippa announces her pregnancy. But I’m sort of over that storyline, honestly – it’s clear that Pippa and Kate do adore each other and they have a strong sisterly bond. Plus, I suspect Kate thinks it’s cute that Pippa could ever steal her thunder. Kate is stroking her maternity buttons right now, thinking, “I’m happy for Pips and everything but her kids ain’t gonna be royalty!” In any case, at least the Middleton and Matthews families will have something nice to look forward to this year. It’s not going to be all about criminal trials and multi-jurisdictional rape investigations.
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