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Meet Pippa Middleton’s billionaire husband, James Matthews: the ex-racing driver went to Eton like Prince William, but why was Prince Harry and not Meghan Markle invited to the couple’s 2017 wedding?
STORYFaye Bradley
- Kate Middleton might’ve scored a prince, and that’s cool and all – but did you know her older sister Pippa has also done quite well for herself, finding love with a British billionaire?
- He kick-started his career as a racing driver, ranking No 1 in the British Formula Renault Championship and the Formula Renault Eurocup, and is now CEO of Eden Rock Capital Management Group
Kate Middleton might’ve scored a prince, but did you know her older sister Pippa has also done rather well for herself, finding love with a British billionaire?
It’s no secret that the Middleton sisters have always been well connected, but 40-year-old Pippa has a particular reputation for mingling with society’s wealthiest heirs and financiers – from dates with Hong Kong banking scion JJ Jardine-Paterson to Alexander Spencer-Churchill (a distant relative of former prime minister Winston Churchill).
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Nevertheless, it’s been a while since she settled down – quite comfortably we might add – with ultra-wealthy beau James Matthews, 48, with whom she shares three children.
Here’s everything we know about the “It” girl’s companion for life:
James Matthews is a British former professional racing driver
Matthews kick-started his career as a British racing driver. According to Guest of a Guest, when he was just 18, Matthews came first in the British Formula Renault Championship and the Formula Renault Eurocup.
He now works as the CEO of Eden Rock Capital Management Group, an asset management company that he launched in 2001, per his profile on WilliamsF1.