Pippa Middleton basks in the St Barts sunshine on a well-deserved family Caribbean get-away
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Pippa Middleton, the sister of the Princess of Wales, is taking a well-deserved break and basking in the balmy sunshine of St Barts with her family. Paparazzi photographs showed Pippa with husband James Matthews and their three children Arthur, Grace and Rose on their Caribbean getaway. The Matthews family own the luxurious Eden Park resort on the island, perhaps a sign of where they might be staying. James’ parents bought the resort in 1995, and have spent a lot of time there over the years.
During the holiday, she was photographed diving from the jettyand into the sea with five-year-old Arthur and playing in the water with two-year-old Grace. Pippa opted for a white bikini by designer ViX Paula Hermanny paired with stylish oversized sunglasses (before swapping them out for goggles when she decided to take her dip).
Pippa and James first began dating in 2012, when they were snapped holding hands. They announced their engagement in 2016 and were subsequently married the following year.
Pippa Middleton at a charity event for The British Heart Foundation last month
Middleton made her last major public appearance shortly before Christmas at a charity event at the British Heart Foundation ahead of her sister's Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey. Ever since Pippa wore the signature Ava Satin Dress at the Prince and Princess of Wales’ wedding, she has become a fashion icon who has inspired millions of women with her unique style.
Pippa and James Middleton at King Charles's coronation in 2023
Pippa is not the only Middleton to enjoy a recent change of scenery: her brother James jetted off the mountains with his wife Alizee Thevenet and newborn Inigio. They were joined by two of James’ beloved dogs who looked jubilant in the snowy mountains.
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The Annual Yacht Convention in St. Barth’s Brings Tales of Harrowing Storms, Hideaways, and Landlubber Middletons
The vessels come from all over, racing to the islands like pods of well-fed orcas. It’s yacht season at last, and the Caribbeans are now a parking lot for the most exclusive sea creatures. St. Barth’s, in particular, is a magnet for well-heeled vacationers each winter, and so many have flocked to its shores this year that it can be difficult to keep all the goings-ons straight. Since time immemorial, the seas have provided us with tales of intrigue and near-disaster, and our age is no exception. Gather round, and sate any curiosity about who yachted with whom. Who missed the party? Why? Who is hiding out in the safe haven of international waters? All in good time, friends. All in good time!
First, a tale of woe: on New Year’s Eve, there was a storm. It came seemingly out of nowhere as if to stymie a flotilla from Paul McCartney’s party over to the Provocateur Saint Barthélemy, a super-yacht owned by e-commerce magnates Alan Tisch and Michael Rubin. And the storm succeeded. Chris Rock, Jared Leto, Lily Donaldson, and Darren Aronofsky never made it to the party, according to Page Six . Their source said, “It started down-pouring, making the water extremely rocky. The two captain boats tried communicating to strategize the best way to make it to the yacht, but because of the weather they never made it.” Those beautiful people on the little tender were instead stranded on . . . another yacht, one owned by Vivi Nevo . McCartney, meanwhile, was able to board Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s yacht, the Eclipse, so everyone was a winner in yacht roulette.
Next, a tale of shame: there gathers a hat trick of ill repute—one from the upper echelon of television, another from the film industry, and still one more from Silicon Valley, again according to Page Six . Les Moonves, accused of abuse of power as head boy at CBS and denied his severance payout, was there as a guest of fellow mogul David Geffen on his yacht, Rising Sun, the tabloid column reports. Brett Ratner, too, made it to sunnier climes after he faced multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, which led Warner Bros. to cut ties. And investor Shervin Pishevar, who resigned from his venture-capital firm, Sherpa Capital, following sexual misconduct accusations, pulled up his own yacht to St. Barth’s, and apparently parked it near Geffen’s boat. (Moonves, Ratner, and Pishevar have denied all allegations).
What are they all up to? Taking a little time with the family? Moonves did spend time with the family, technically. His wife, Julie Chen, was by his side (she recently left her day job hosting The Talk. ) Ratner’s friend—and Mariah Carey’s ex-fiancé— James Packer brought his yacht, too. Surely these mariners are meditating on recent events, rebuilding themselves from the inside out, and speaking daily with their therapists and spiritual advisers. Or, they might be avoiding all that to soak up the sun and share a bottle of Krug. Who can guess! Our binoculars do not see inside the yachts, unfortunately, nor inside these guys’ souls. They are men of means, and it is indeed yacht season. They suddenly have so much time on their hands. Introspection be damned, probably; best abscond to the sea, which judges no one, and plot their returns among sympathetic friends.
Finally, a tale of the landlubber Middletons: Pippa Middleton and her brother, James Middleton, spent their vacation at her husband’s family’s hotel, Eden Rock. James Middleton had a so-far anonymous companion by his side and Pippa was there with husband James Matthews (and presumably their two-month-old child, Arthur, though he did not appear in any pictures). The couples biked and frolicked, looking svelte in their suits. There is, however, no evidence that they boarded a yacht, even though there were so many around. No matter. Yacht season is young, and no one knows what tomorrow will bring.
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Inside Pippa Middleton's £2.8k per night private suite at St Barths hotel named after her
The princess of wales' sister's in-laws own eden rock resort in the caribbean.
Pippa Middleton is living in a real-life fairytale property as she and James Matthews raise their three children; Arthur, five, Grace, two and Rose, one, in a 30-bedroom, £15 million Georgian mansion in Berkshire.
When she's not in the UK, however, the Princess of Wales ' sister is often seen jet-setting to sunnier climes of St Barths. Her husband's parents are the owners of Eden Rock, a luxury retreat in the Caribbean frequented by the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lopez - and it even played host to Prince William and Princess Kate in 2015.
The Matthews family's oceanfront resort boasts white sand beaches, gin-clear seas, rock top beach houses and a luxury wellness spa to name just a handful of the amenities - and it even shares a special connection with Pippa.
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The Princess of Wales' sister has her own suite named after her at Eden Rock. The 'Pippa Suite' is branded as one of the resort's signature suites, and will set holiday makers back £2,654 a night in the summer season, and a cool £2,825 the rest of the year .
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The Eden Rock website describes the lavish, singular-bed suite as: "An ultraluxe cabin on a world class superyacht on land."
The Pippa features a "huge and handmade bed" as well as an ensuite double-shower room crafted from precious pink marble. It also boasts "a rare wooden spiral staircase dropping down through the bedroom floor to its second level terrace sun deck below," along with wrap-around views of St. Jean beach.
The winning amenity, however, has to be the heated cave pool, which is chipped back into the top of Eden Rock. "A peaceful place of meditation, introspection or even a little yoga or pilates," reads the website.
Pippa isn't the only family member to have her name affixed to one of the hotel's famous rooms. Vogue Williams , wife of Spencer Matthews , also has a suite named after her - and it's equally dazzling.
Despite Pippa's personal connection to the stunning suite, the family most likely stayed in one of the resort's private villas to accommodate their little ones on their recent holiday.
Sporty Pippa delighted royal fans earlier this year when she was seen lapping up the sunshine in a series of colourful ViX bikinis on the white sand beaches of St. Jean.
Days after Pippa was spotted looking sublime in a pearly white ViX bikini, the mother-of-three showed off her athletic figure in the designer swimwear brand's 'Bia' swimwear as she played with her daughters on the sand during their holiday.
Later in the week, Princess Kate's sister showed off her sporty silhouette once again as she dived off a jetty into the crystal clear waters at Eden Rock beside her husband James.
Pippa, 40, married billionaire hedge fund manager James, 48, at St Mark's Church in Englefield on 20 May 2017, with their nephew Prince George and niece Princess Charlotte as part of their bridal party.
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