Party Pippa and the £400,000 book deal: The never-seen-before images of Miss Middleton before the wedding hurricane hit

By Rebecca English, Royal Correspondent


There's no doubt that Pippa Middleton likes a party – after all, she helped to organise the Royal Wedding reception.

And now the Duchess of Cambridge’s little sister is capitalising on her hostess skills – and her new-found celebrity – with a £400,000 book deal.

The 28-year-old is said to have accepted the offer from publisher Michael Joseph, a division of Penguin, to write a book about being the perfect party hostess.

Celebrated author: Pippa is said to have been the subject of a publishers' bidding war


Miss Middleton already writes an online magazine for her parents’ Party Pieces firm, and posed for these photographs to promote it two years ago.

Since then her role as bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding has catapulted her to fame, and she was reportedly the subject of a fierce bidding war between some of the country’s leading publishing houses.

Inevitably, the deal is likely to attract criticism that she is cashing in on her royal connections – particularly as she is set to make thousands more from lucrative spin-offs after the book is published next Christmas.

St James’s Palace yesterday declined to comment.


Family photos: Pippa already writes an online magazine for her parents¿ Party Pieces firm, and posed for these photographs to promote it two years ago


Child's play: Pippa's book will include a section on throwing children's parties



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Pippa p-p-p-picks up a perfect party book deal: Penguin pays her £400,000 after winning bidding war

By Katie Nicholl


Pippa Middleton has signed a six- figure deal to write a book about being the perfect party hostess.

The younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge is believed to be banking a cheque for £400,000 after a fierce bidding war with some of the country’s biggest publishing houses.

Pippa’s literary agent David Godwin is believed to have finalised the deal last week, which is understood to be with publisher Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin books.

HarperCollins and Random House’s subsidiary, Cornerstone, were also said to be keen to buy the book, but Penguin outbid them.

Pippa, 28, has told friends she signed the deal last week and will not be employing a ghost writer. She has been setting aside several hours a day to draft chapters.

‘Pippa says it’s a nerve-racking prospect but she is looking forward to the challenge of writing her first book,’ said a friend. ‘She had to deliver a synopsis that was sent to a number of publishers under a strict confidentiality agreement. There were some serious offers, but Penguin stumped up the most cash.

‘It will be about entertaining and how to throw the perfect party. It’s not just about being the perfect hostess – it will also include recipes and information about how to host different types of events.

‘Pippa has been sketching out the chapters and has decided to start each one with an amusing anecdote.’

Pippa has the full backing of sister Kate, who thinks the idea is ‘brilliant’. As a professional party planner for London-based events company Table Talk, she is in the perfect position to write about hosting parties.

New project: The book is a welcome distraction for Pippa who has separated from her long-term boyfriend Alex Loudon recently


She is also a talented writer and edits The Party Times, an online newsletter on her parents’ Party Pieces website. She is, however, keen not to be seen to be cashing in on her Royal connections and, as well as consulting her family about the book, she spoke to St James’s Palace before signing.

‘Pippa has turned down the offer to be a lady-in-waiting for her sister and wants a career in her own right. But she knows she can’t be seen to be making money out of her connections. Kate thinks it’s a brilliant idea,’ says the friend.

The book is a welcome distraction for Pippa who has separated from her long-term boyfriend Alex Loudon, say friends. ‘She is throwing herself into her book and it’s helping to distract her. She’s had a horrid time.’


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Careful you don't fall on that famous derrière! Pippa Middleton gets her skates on for a twirl around the ice

By Emily Sheridan


Get your skates on: Pippa Middleton looks at home on the ice as she skates at the launch of Tiffany & Co presents Skate at Somerset House in London


There's been a lot of attention on her derrière since the Royal Wedding in April.

So tonight, Pippa Middleton had to make sure she didn't fall on it as she took to the ice at Somerset House.

Joined by some girl friends, the newly-single socialite, 27, showed off her ice-skating skills at the launch of Tiffany & Co. Presents Skate at Somerset House.


The party planner looked like she had embraced the wintry theme in a chic white coat, which she teamed with a pair of black jeans and leather gloves.

Perhaps demonstrating she was no stranger to ice-skating, Miss Middleton managed to glide around quite gracefully without falling over.

After enjoying a twirl on the ice, Pippa and the rest of the attendees watched singer Emeli Sande light up the Christmas tree before performing an acoustic set.

Keeping a low-profile: The event marks Pippa's first public outing since her recent split from Alex Loudon


Also in attendance was Dame Judi Dench, interior designer Kelly Hoppen, designer Julien MacDonald, swimwear designer Melissa Odabash and Tali Lennox.

Pippa has been keeping a low-profile since her recent split from Alex Loudon, 31, after 18 months together.

She pulled out of the Square Mile Masked Ball this month after reportedly been advised by her older sister.


Girls' night out: Pippa was joined by a blonde friend as they whizzed around the ice holding hands


It was claimed former cricketer Loudon was uncomfortable with Pippa's newfound celebrity since her sister Duchess Catherine's wedding to Prince William in April.

A friend said: 'The plain truth is Alex adored Pippa but he couldn’t stand the circus that now surrounds her. Nothing is straightforward anymore.'

The younger Middleton sister's appearance at Somerset House comes as a version of her Alexander McQueen bridesmaid gown went on sale.

The Sarah Burton-designed dress, which launched Pippa onto the international stage as 'her royal hotness', is for sale at £1,995.



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Pippa Middleton and boyfriend Alex Loudon 'split after blazing rows'

By Lucy Buckland


All smiles: The couple looked closer than ever at The Boodles Boxing Charity Ball in July


Pippa Middleton is said to have split from her long term boyfriend ex-cricketer Alex Loudon.

Friends said the 27-year-old Royal bridesmaid and her 31-year-old beau finally called time on their three-year relationship after a string of arguments.

A source told The Sun that Pippa, whose profile sky-rocketed after the Royal Wedding, had sought refuge with her sister after the split.


The unnamed friend told the paper: 'Pippa tried to get over the split by spending last weekend with Wills and Kate at Balmoral.

'She and Alex split briefly in the summer — but this time it's over. They are barely speaking.'

During the couple's brief separation Pippa was spotted in the company of her former boyfriend and close friend, George Percy in Madrid, before reconciling with Loudon.


Happier times: Pippa Middleton and Alex Loudon, pictured here in June, are believed to have split after a string of blazing rows

Still going strong: Pippa Middleton and boyfriend Alex Loudon had dismissed split rumours earlier this year


But friends said this time their separation is for good after a series of rows, one which erupted at an acquaintance's wedding.

It is believed Loudon, a city banker, had found it difficult to deal with Pippa's sudden fame as a sex symbol.

While other friends revealed their relationship started crumbling after the Royal Wedding in April.

High profile: Friends said Pippa's new status as a sex symbol made Alex uncomfortable


A source told the tabloid: 'It was said after the wedding that Alex was jealous of Pippa flirting with Prince Harry. But the truth is she and Harry are just mates.'

In the weeks after her sister got married Pippa's derrière became so popular it was even given its own Facebook page and social networking site Twitter went crazy with people calling the party planner 'Her Royal Hotness', a nickname first used in Royal Wedding reports filed by the Daily Mail's Catherine Ostler.

Sisterly comfort: Pippa is believed to have sought solace with her sister the Duchess of Cambridge (seen here at a wedding in June)


Although the pair's relationship had been known to friends as volatile in recent months it hadn't always been the case with rumours the former England cricketer was apparently preparing to pop the question surfacing just weeks ago.

The 31-year-old had apparently asked one of his friends to look for engagement rings for him, out in the Cotswolds.

And Loudon had reportedly put a lot of thought into how to keep the proposal quiet, although it turns out it any careful preparations may be in vain.

The MailOnline contacted Pippa Middleton for a comment but she was unavailable.


One of the family: The parents of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Michael and Carole Middleton sit with her sister Pippa and boyfriend Alex at Wimbledon earlier this year


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Return of the derriere: Another wedding, another dress, but this time Pippa makes a fashion faux-pas

By Charlotte Griffiths


Going green: Pippa arrives at the wedding of Humphrey Bowles to Hattie Dawson

Since appearing in THAT dress at her sister’s wedding, Pippa Middleton has been hailed as a global style icon.

But she made a rare fashion faux-pas at a friend’s wedding yesterday, when she turned up in vivid green - a colour traditionally associated with bad luck at marriage ceremonies.

Still, the elegant below-the-knee silky dress certainly showed off the 27-year-old’s enviable assets, and was topped with an elegant black feather fascinator.

Ignoring the old adage ‘weddings and green should never be seen’ was not Pippa’s only fashion fault, however, as she also wore cross-strapped suede high-heels - and the aristocratic set consider heels unsightly at weddings. Only kitten-heeled shoes are deemed acceptable in the country.

Pippa was at St Oswald’s Church in Lythe, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, for the wedding of her old friend from Edinburgh University, Humphrey Bowles, to bride Hattie Dawson.

Pippa attended without her boyfriend of two years, Alex Loudon, a 30-year-old financier, arriving instead with her mother Carole, 56, her father Michael, 50, and 23-year-old brother James.

A source said: ‘The Middleton family were placed on the top table to “preserve their privacy”, but there were whispers that this privilege had been requested rather than granted because Carole is not really that close to the couple.’

It was the fifth wedding Pippa has attended this year, including her starring role at her sister Kate’s Westminster Abbey ceremony in April.

Rear view: Pippa shows off her famous rear as she greets a friend at the wedding

Pleased to meet you: Pippa, right, greets a friend with a kiss at the wedding


Last week she attended the wedding of friends Rose Laing and Jake French, in Perthshire; in June she accompanied her sister to the wedding of amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen and Bella Ballin; and in February she went to the wedding of Patrick Valentine and Lady Katie Percy, the sister of Prince William’s friend George Percy.

Like mother like daughter: Pippa with mum Carole at the wedding in Whitby, North Yorkshire


Lady in green: Pippa was not accompanied by her boyfriend Alex but instead went with her parents Michael and Carole and younger brother James


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Return of the derriere: Another wedding, another dress, but this time Pippa makes a fashion faux-pas

By Charlotte Griffiths


Going green: Pippa arrives at the wedding of Humphrey Bowles to Hattie Dawson

Since appearing in THAT dress at her sister’s wedding, Pippa Middleton has been hailed as a global style icon.

But she made a rare fashion faux-pas at a friend’s wedding yesterday, when she turned up in vivid green - a colour traditionally associated with bad luck at marriage ceremonies.

Still, the elegant below-the-knee silky dress certainly showed off the 27-year-old’s enviable assets, and was topped with an elegant black feather fascinator.

Ignoring the old adage ‘weddings and green should never be seen’ was not Pippa’s only fashion fault, however, as she also wore cross-strapped suede high-heels - and the aristocratic set consider heels unsightly at weddings. Only kitten-heeled shoes are deemed acceptable in the country.

Pippa was at St Oswald’s Church in Lythe, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, for the wedding of her old friend from Edinburgh University, Humphrey Bowles, to bride Hattie Dawson.

Pippa attended without her boyfriend of two years, Alex Loudon, a 30-year-old financier, arriving instead with her mother Carole, 56, her father Michael, 50, and 23-year-old brother James.

A source said: ‘The Middleton family were placed on the top table to “preserve their privacy”, but there were whispers that this privilege had been requested rather than granted because Carole is not really that close to the couple.’

It was the fifth wedding Pippa has attended this year, including her starring role at her sister Kate’s Westminster Abbey ceremony in April.

Rear view: Pippa shows off her famous rear as she greets a friend at the wedding

Last week she attended the wedding of friends Rose Laing and Jake French, in Perthshire; in June she accompanied her sister to the wedding of amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen and Bella Ballin; and in February she went to the wedding of Patrick Valentine and Lady Katie Percy, the sister of Prince William’s friend George Percy.


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Pippa picks up a parking penalty as warden tickets her £40,000 BMW convertible

By Lydia Warren


Fined: Pippa Middleton takes a parking ticket off her windscreen after she was spotted by a warden in London


Since she sashayed down the aisle at her sister's wedding, Pippa Middleton has become used to being the centre of attention.

But yesterday the 27-year-old must have wished her antics were not so eye-catching - after she was spotted by a parking warden.

Pippa parked her convertible £40,000 BMW Z4 outside Scott's Restaurant in Mayfair while she attended a meeting. But when she returned, she found a ticket on the windscreen.


It is not the first time Pippa - nicknamed Her Royal Hotness after her role as maid of honour at her sister Kate's wedding to Prince William in April - has had car trouble.

Just weeks ago, the same car was clamped near to her home in Chelsea.

There have been reports that Pippa is planning to upgrade the Z4 soft-top to an armoured car for protection.

Her millionaire parents Michael and Carole were said to want to buy Pippa a £95,000 bomb-proof Audi or BMW for her safety after she has been propelled into the spot light following the Royal Wedding.

Locked: The bailiff sets to work clamping Pippa's same flash BMW in posh Chelsea, where she lives, just weeks ago

It shall not be moved: Pippa's Z4 was clamped in Chelsea weeks after the Royal Wedding


Like her sister Kate, she has become a fashion idol with the clothes and accessories she wears flying off the shelves after she's pictured in them. So no doubt, hand bag makers Modalu were delighted she was carrying one of their bags, aptly named the 'Pippa', when she made her parking gaffe yesterday.

While her sister settles into a quiet married life on Anglesey, Pippa has been spotted enjoying nights out in the capital.

Last week, she partied with her boyfriend Alex Loudon at Public nightclub, favoured by young royals Prince Harry and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

That dress: Pippa became a household name when she sashayed down the aisle at her sister's wedding


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Pippa Middleton supports her boyfriend's cricketing efforts but he fails to score a victory

By Sadie Whitelocks


Once again Pippa Middleton has been supporting her boyfriend's sporting pursuits.

Despite claims that her relationship with 30-year-old banker Alex Loudon was on the rocks she looked at ease as she watched the former England cricketer in action.

Armed with a picnic hamper and Waitrose goods Pippa, 27, bagged herself a prime spot on the field talking to players and waiting to greet her boyfriend with a loving embrace post-match.

Pippa Middleton spent a day at the cricket supporting her boyfriend Alex Loudon as he captained the Eton Ramblers in the Cricketers Cup Finals in Hertfordshire


As temperatures topped 21 Celsius Pippa opted for a red hot polka-dot dress - almost identical to the one she wore to Wimbledon this June from the Hobbs NW3 range.

Quashing any rumours of her single status she openly displayed her affections even grabbing a quick kiss during the match. She has been dating Alex for over a year but reports earlier this year revealed that their relationship had ended.

Eton-educated Alex, who previously played for England now captains his school team the Eton Ramblers. Last month Pippa was among the small gathering of devotees who turned up to watch Eton Ramblers, as they beat the Old Eastbournians in the Cricketers Cup, making it to the final round.

Long day: The match kicked off at 11am this morning and finished just after 6pm


Today the Eton Ramblers battled against the Old Malvernians in the finals of the Cricketer Cup at the London Shenley Club in Hertfordshire, but despite Alex's efforts to lead his team to victory the Old Malvernians secured a comfortable win by four wickets.

The Ramblers have won the competition twice - a 50-overs knock-out competition for the Old Boys of 32 schools - in 1992 and 2001.

The match started at 11am with a 2pm break for lunch where players were treated to a lunch of poached salmon, accompanied with new potatoes and carrots followed by chocolate mousse and apple crumble. Proceedings came to an end shortly after 6pm.

Quashing any rumours of her single status Pippa openly displayed her affections even grabbing a quick kiss during the match with banker boyfriend Alex


In 2007 Alex announced his retirement from cricket to pursue a business career enrolling in a Masters In Finance programme at the London Business School the following year.

Pippa, an English Literature graduate shot to stardom when she was the maid of honour at her sister Catherine's wedding to Prince William wearing in a figure-hugging Alexander McQueen gown.

Last week surgeons in the U.S. revealed that her appearance had sparked a wave of surgery requests, with women eager to achieve a similarly pert derriere, requesting what has been termed as the 'Pippa Butt Lift'.

Pippa spent the day patiently supporting her boyfriend but he failed to lead the Eton Ramblers to victory


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'She's a foxy filly!' New Pippa Middleton documentary claims to reveal details of relationship with Harry

By Deborah Arthurs


Crazy About Pippa: New documentary on cable channel TLC promises to reveal new details about the sister to the future Queen of England


Since Pippa Middleton's stellar performance as maid of honour at the royal wedding, there has been a sense of growing hysteria surrounding the Duchess of Cambridge's younger sister.

Such is the interest in Pippa Middleton both here and in the U.S. that Pippa - known now by such monikers as Her Royal Hotness and P-Middy - is to be the subject of an in depth documentary made by cable network TLC.

The appropriately named Crazy About Pippa will air on Tuesday 9 August at 9pm, when, it is said, 'those closest to Pippa provide insight into the life and work of the future Queen of England's sister.'


Given that that would mean Catherine taking centre stage to divulge details on her sister, it's doubtful the revelations are genuinely to come from those 'closest' to Pippa.

Nonetheless, the show will no doubt be well watched, discussing as it will Pippa's rise to notoriety following William and Catherine's wedding, taking in the Alexander McQueen gown she wore to walk down the aisle of Westminster Abbey and touching on Pippa's now infamous derriere which, following the wedding, won its own Facebook fan group with a 230,000-strong membership.

Famous derriere: The sight of Pippa's elegant figure walking down the aisle at Westminster Abbey on Catherine's wedding day inspired a Facebook group that now boasts 230,000 fans


Since Pippa herself is yet to make a television appearance and certainly would not have taken part in the production of the show, it is difficult to imagine what the programme can report that our Pippa-obsessed nations do not already know.

The cable channel TLC suggests, tantalisingly, that the documentary will discuss Pippa's relationship with Prince Harry - although details released by TLC that new brother-in-law Harry refers to her as a 'foxy filly' is likely to be as salacious as it gets.

What is true though, is the network's claim that Pippa is Britain's 'most eligible bachelorette' - although no doubt longtime boyfriend Alex Loudon will baulk at the term. No doubt he would like to think of his girlfriend as very much spoken for.

Affectionate nickname: The documentary will claim that Harry, pictured joking with his new sister-in-law at the royal wedding, calls Pippa Middleton 'foxy filly'


It is not the first time that Pippa's name has been mentioned in the same breath as a television channel.

Shortly after the royal wedding, it was reported that she had been offered $5m by Vivid Entertainment to star in a porn movie, and is listed as the contestant Strictly Come Dancing judges would most like to see on the show.

Odds on that one actually happening? Slim to none.


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One is wheel-y not amused: Pippa Middleton’s fancy BMW sports car is clamped

By TED THORNHILL

Locked: The bailiff sets to work clamping Pippa's flash BMW in posh Chelsea, where she lives

Pippa Middleton may have friends and family in high places, but that hasn’t prevented the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge having her car clamped.

It’s a humiliation that thousands of ordinary people face every day and will probably have come as quite a shock to the shapely 27-year-old, whose life lately has centred around looking fabulous at swanky events and adorning magazine covers.

According to eyewitnesses, Pippa’s £40,000 BMW Z4 soft-top was immobilised by a bailiff in a street in London’s fashionable Chelsea, where she has a flat.


It shall not be moved: Pippa's Z4 is going nowhere after authorities immobilised it


We’re sure that Pippa will be driving around again soon. However, it may not be in the Z4 for very much longer, because according to reports the royal sister-in-law may be getting an upgrade to an armoured car.

While Kate is guarded round-the-clock by the Royal Protection Squad, Pippa’s security arrangements are more low-key.

She does carry a panic alarm linked to the police, but her parents are said to be worried that the hugely popular party planner may be attacked by a crazed fan or even kidnapped and want her protection beefed up.


Driven to humiliation: Pippa has suffered the embarrassment of having her car clamped


Millionaires Michael, 61, and Carole Middleton, 55, want to buy Pippa a £95,000 bomb-proof Audi or BMW according to The Sun.

A source told the paper: ‘Carole and Michael have taken a raft of measures following advice from one of William's most trusted bodyguards.

‘Pippa's car will have all the latest security devices, including armour plating. It will be bomb proof.’


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Pippa at 13: The 'tough' sports star with a winning smile

By JO MACFARLANE

Gifted: Pippa Middleton was the star of the school's netball team

Fresh-faced and long-limbed,a young Pippa Middleton smiles proudly for the camera in the green kit of her school netball team.

The 13-year-old, already a star on the sports field, according to her former teachers at St Andrew's School in Berkshire – is shown sitting alongside her team-mates as they giggle and pose for the photograph.

Another previously unseen shot reveals the Duchess of Cambridge's sister in her smart school uniform, relaxing with friends in her housemaster's flat.


Sociable: Pippa, centre, and friends in their housemaster's flat


With her shoulder-length hair already tied in what looks like an early version of Kate's wedding demi-chignon, she looks like any other carefree schoolgirl .

The pictures were taken by Kevin Allford, who was housemaster to Pippa and Kate at the £13,000-a-year preparatory school in the Nineties.

Mr Allford, who now lives in Carmarthen, said: 'Pippa was like her sister and did everything at 100mph. They both loved sport, but Pippa was particularly talented.


SPORTY: Pippa, far right, with the school netball team


'She always smiled and was forever winning medals and trophies. The reason everyone thinks she's got a wonderful figure is because of the amount of time she's spent playing sport in her lifetime. With Pippa, it was hours and hours a day.'

Pippa, now 27, is two years younger than Kate, who had already left the school when these photo-graphs were taken.

The sisters were sent to the all-girls school as day pupils when they were eight. They stayed at St Andrew's until they were 13, ¬boarding for their final two years.



Runner: At 27, Pippa is still sporty and ran a triathlon last month


The girls were both known for their bright personalities and sporting talent but they did differ, according to Mr Allford.

'Pippa was tough, not like Catherine. She never seemed anything other than bright and ¬bubbly. If she fell down, she picked herself up and just got on with it.

'She knew exactly who she was and was a delight. There were never arguments with the other girls, never a piece of lost kit or grumbling.'


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Red hot Pippa and the Royal rebel Harry: We imagine a day in their lives in SW3

By Caroline Baker


She stole the show at Westminster Abbey, he flirted with her on the balcony – but what happened next to Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry? We imagine what we’d discover if we tracked them down to SW3…

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OUR PIPPA

Amy Rachel McCluskie, 22

Lives With friends in a shared house in Clapham, Southwest London.
Works Currently job hunting after finishing a history degree.
Spends her weekends Jogging on Clapham common, cooking for friends and partying.
Love life Happily single and dating.
Most famous for Her similarity to Pippa Middleton: ‘I’m always being told how alike we are, even more so since the wedding. Confusing the paparazzi is hilarious.’

THE PIPPA

Philippa Middleton, 28

Lives Between her Chelsea flat and her parents’ home in Bucklebury, West Berkshire.
Works Recently she was reported to have accepted a job at her ex-boyfriend George Percy’s geothermal energy company.
Spends her weekends On European city breaks, shopping in Chelsea and taking part in duathlons.
Love life Dates financier Alex Loudon; however, she’s been spotted getting close to Prince Harry…
Most famous for Upstaging her sister at the Royal Wedding



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Royal crumpet! Artist creates collage of Pippa Middleton using 15,000 breakfast snacks

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Tasty: Pippa Middleton's bottom and face made from a staggering 15,000 crumpets


It took 15,000 crumpets and 24-hours of work from more than a dozen tireless workers.

But this ingenious tribute to arguably Britain's most famous face and bottom using one of the UK's favourite breakfasts is complete.

Cheeky artist Laura Hadland has proved Royal bridesmaid Pippa Middleton really is a tasty bit of crumpet, using more than 100 jars of spreads, including butter, jam and Marmite to create the shading on the 13 metre by 20 metre giant mosaics.


Working up an appetite: A team of 15 helpers spent over 24 hours designing creating the collages of Pippa's face and bottom


The crumpets themselves weighed more than a ton.

Laura, 28, recreated the iconic wedding day picture after Pippa topped a Beefeater Grill poll to find the female celebrity Britons would most like to 'wake up to breakfast with'.

She secured 21 per cent of the vote in the survey of 2,000 people.


Famous: Workers put the finishing touches to the collage, based in part on the iconic image of Pippa entering Westminster Abbey behind her sister (right)


David Murdin, from Beefeater Grill, said: 'It's no surprise that someone as striking as Pippa has ranked as the country's top bit of crumpet.

'Sadly we may not be able to guarantee Pippa as part of our breakfast offering to guests but feel confident they'll enjoy our very own tasty crumpets and spreads, none-the-less.'

Fearne Cotton came second in the poll ,with 17 per cent of the vote, and Cheryl Cole came third, with 15 per cent.

The least favoured breakfast guests were reality TV star Katie Price and newlywed Kate Moss, both 3 per cent, and Caggie Dunlop, of Made In Chelsea fame, with two per cent.


Pretty: Pippa rides in the carriage from Westminster Abbey towards Buckingham Palace with bridesmaid Margarita Armstrong-Jones on her sister's wedding day


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Anything you can do, Sis: Pippa now rivals Kate in selling power as £129 red Hobbs dress sells out

By Tamara Abraham


Retail royalty: Pippa Middleton's Hobbs NW3 dress sold out on the retailer's website after she was seen wearing it two days in a row - for a shopping trip on Tuesday, left, and again for Wimbledon on Wednesday, right


Pippa Middleton loves her favourite red dress so much, she's worn it two days running. And it seems we love it too, as it has now sold out across the UK.

Hobbs NW3's Wyldes shift was a bargain at just £89, reduced in the summer sales from £129, but once the Duchess of Cambridge's sister was seen wearing it for both a shopping trip on Tuesday and Wimbledon yesterday, the retailer's website was slammed with orders.

For the lucky few that managed to get their hands on one of the frocks, which has military-style buttons at the shoulders and pocket, it promises to serve them well.

The 27-year-old proved just how versatile the dress is, teaming it with flats for a trip to Russell & Bromley on the King's Road, then ramping up the style factor the following day with tan espadrille wedges and sunglasses.

With such a bright hue, it is important to keep the accessories simple, and Miss Middleton did just that.

On both occasions she wore simple gold hoop earrings and carried one of her trusty Modalu bags - which, incidentally, also sold out when she was spotted carrying one after the Royal Wedding.

The consumer reaction to Pippa's clothing is beginning to mirror that of her sister's.

Almost everything Catherine has worn since her engagement has sparked a similar response, and Reiss has even had to reissue old stock due to customer demand.

But while the High Street's mass-market appeal helps us identify with the glamorous siblings, they are wise to use high-end designers from time-to-time as well.

Love match: Pippa arrived at Wimbledon yesterday with boyfriend Alex Loudon

Tender: The pair looked loved-up as they watched the match between Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga


Alice Temperley, who designed the emerald green gown that Miss Middleton wore to her sister's evening wedding reception, has said that despite customer demand, it was a one-off piece and she will not be making replicas.

She told the Daily Telegraph: 'We'd made it specifically for her and I wasn't going to start trying to capitalise on that.'

Smiles all round: Pippa appeared in good spirits as she arrived at Wimbledon with her mother Carole


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