How Kate Middleton prepares the wedding of her sister Pippa

On May 20, Pippa Middleton will say yes to James Matthews. To prepare for the big day, she relies on her big sister, her confidante, her best friend.

Since his younger sister announced his decision to convoy with James Matthews, Kate did everything he could to help and support him. The Duchess is conscious of having lived a marriage as there is only one generation. It is impossible, therefore, for his younger brother to support a comparison which would automatically turn to his disadvantage. What could be more prestigious than Westminster Abbey, a golden carriage and a parterre of crowned heads? With wisdom, Kate advises Pippa to go against the current of her own marriage.

The union of Philippa Middleton and James Matthews will be all the more successful as it will appear unique. It will float on the ceremony a sweet mixture of family intimacy, tradition of British gentry , not to mention a dose of glamorous country … Pippa’s touch obliges. A very personal way of embodying the British myth. By opting for the discreet charm of a town west of London, Pippa will enter the skin of a heroine of the hit series Downton Abbey.

A beautiful British marriage can not be conceived without a country church. Pippa’s choice was for the modest St Mark’s church in Englefield, a small town in the Berkshire county where the Middleton couple live. Young traditional wedding, Pippa fell for this very simple church, remarkable for its elegant tower, largely restored in the nineteenth th century. The edifice, surrounded by a small stone wall, sends back the old-fashioned image of an England which seems to escape the passage of time. A scenery with the perfume of eternity, in the image of the most beautiful stories of love that were celebrated there ( …)

The young lady claims her traditional tastes: a girl of good family who aspires to nothing but to live the most beautiful day of her life in complete privacy in her parents’ house. Kate supports her in her choice and advises her in her dealings with the press. She pushed him to give some details to the journalists, to prevent the craziest rumors from circulating. It has therefore been learned, pell-mell, that Prince George and Princess Charlotte would be page and bridesmaid.

We also know that there will be only one hundred and fifty guests at the wedding and that Spencer Matthews, the sulphurous brother of the groom and bachelor star of the reality show, will be his witness. As for the people, we will meet in the garden of the Middleton family, where the garden party, the tennis player Roger Federer or the adventurer and television presenter Ben Fogle will take place. For the flowers, the family would have chosen the very chic Lavender Green, whose team decorates the chicest princely dinners. For its bouquet, it is whispered that Pippa would have chosen a composition of daffodils, the flowers of the season (…)

The continuation of the article by Patrick Weber to read in our special issue Gala Royautés (in newsstand until the end of May)