If rumours are to be believed, socialite Pippa Middleton, sister of Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, is secretly engaged to her stockbroker boyfriend Nico Jackson. “Pippa loved seeing Kate go down the aisle and now it is her turn for a fairytale wedding,” her friend told the Huffington Post. “She couldn’t be more sure that Nico is the right man for her.”
The engagement has been reportedly kept hidden since June. According to Sunday People, the engagement will not be officially announced till Friday, Pippa’s 30th birthday, in order to not steal the attention away from Kate and her new-born baby. “They didn’t want to take the shine off Kate Middleton and her baby,” said a source close to the couple.
Pippa and Nico have been dating each other for six months now but the couple has been spending a lot of time on family vacations. Jackson’s mother previously told Daily Mail, “They are happy, and that is all that matters. As long as my children are happy, I am happy.”
If the grapevine is to be believed, Pippa will walk down the aisle next spring. She is “designing a ring” and also busy preparing for her wedding day. There is also buzz that the springtime nuptials are likely to take place at her parents’ Bucklebury home, while the ceremony will be held at a church close to the estate, reports IANS.
While the rumours of the engagement are all over the place, the couple and their families have completely refrained from commenting on it. But then again, isn’t that always the case with celebrity weddings!?
Published in The Express Tribune, September 4th, 2013.
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