If you’re baffled by Pippa Middleton’s sudden celebrity, said People.com, then you’re not alone. Prince William’s sister-in-law admitted she’s astonished by her rise to fame after last year’s royal wedding. “It feels even stranger to me than it probably does to you to have seen so much written about me when I have done so little to paint a picture of myself,” wrote the 29-year-old in a new book, Celebrate. “It’s a bit startling to achieve global recognition on account of your sister, your brother-in-law, and your bottom.”
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