Kate Middleton is not the only member of the family who has caught the attention of several royal watchers. In fact, her 32-year-old sister Pippa Middleton is currently making headlines as she broke up with her stockbroker boyfriend, Nico Jackson.
Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, has been the talk-of-the-town after her breakup with Nico Jackson was confirmed. According to Inquisitr, the couple's long-distance relationship caused their split.
"Long-distance didn't work, especially with how busy Pippa was," a source said, as per E! News. "A lot of their problems stemmed from the fact she was always busy working-as was he-and they never had time for one another."
Pippa Middleton and Nico Jackson came about two weeks ago, another source told ET Online. The ex-couple dated for three years, with rumors of an engagement.
As Pippa Middleton makes the rounds of news, here are 5 interesting facts we've learned about Kate Middleton's newly-single sister.
1. Pippa Middleton is influential.
Kate Middleton's sister is an English socialite, author, columnist, style icon and health and fitness freak. She is the second of the three Middleton siblings and was named as one of Time world's most influential people in 2012, International Business Times revealed.
2. Pippa Middleton's royal connection.
The Duchess of Cambridge is not only Pippa's connection to the Royals. In fact, she has lived with Earl George Percy, who's an heir to the Duke of Northumberland and to Alnwick Castle aka Hogwarts in the "Harry Potter" movies, when she was in Edinburgh. Reportedly, they dated on and off for several years after they graduated from University of Edinburgh.
3. Pippa Middleton was called "Perfect Pippa" and she has two jobs.
Born Philippa Charlotte Middleton, she was often known as "Perfect Pippa" because of her overall excellence and being part of the "in" social crowd. And because of that, she received a sports and an "all-rounder" scholarship while attending Marlborough. She also graduated from Edinburgh with a degree in English literature. Good Housekeeping has learned that she's currently working part-time for her parents' company, Party Pieces, and part-time editing the web magazine she created.
4. Pippa and Kate Middleton share a very tight bond.
Despite rumors about sibling rivalry, Pippa and her Royal sister, Catherine, are really tight, Yahoo! Lifestyle's Who revealed. The sisters also look and act alike.
5. Pippa Middleton has a wicked sense of humor.
Kate's little sis has a wicked sense of humor. As per Hello! Magazine, she talked about one of her ski races and said her rucksack was very heavy because it contained a Cheltenham fur hat, several clothes that PR people have sent her and several signed copies of her book "Celebrate," before listing all the mountain equipment she really had in it.
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