She’s in possession of the ass that launched a thousand Facebook groups. She’s sister to the future Queen of England. She’s from a self-made millionaire family. But I kind of feel sorry for Pippa Middleton.
Why?!, you ask? She’s got everything a girl could ever want!
No, she’s got everything her sister could ever want. Kate’s—sorry, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge—the one who signed up for a lifetime of scrutiny and the weight of the world on her and her husband’s shoulders, not Pippa. And Kate’s had ten years to prepare for it.
Despite being there when Kate was falling out of clubs and into cars in her let’s-show-Wills-what-he’s-missing days, the world only really took notice of Pippa when she spilled her curves into that dress two weeks ago.
To be clear, I think she looked great. Healthy, fit, glowing, and a booty the envy of most girls… and guys! But could she have realised the furor that has erupted ahead of time?
Sure, she wanted to be there for her sister, and no doubt her dress will be copied the world over as much as Kate’s.
But for all the good press, there’s just as much bad.
A friend of mine mentioned the amount of freckles Pippa has, and how she “won’t age well”. Jesus, she’s only 27!
And the inevitable nude photo scandal has emerged, to the delight of Facebook fans and the chagrin of the royal family.
Only time will tell whether Pippa can handle the microscope of the public, whether she be put under a good or bad lens.
Image via Pop on the Pop.
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