Gossip: Pippa Middleton
The 27-year-old sister of Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Middleton has broken up with her longtime boyfriend, Alex Loudon.
Britain’s most eligible bachelorette is officially single, said the London Sun. Pippa Middleton, the 27-year-old sister of Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Middleton, has broken up with her longtime boyfriend, Alex Loudon, a former professional cricket player and current investment broker. “Pippa has become very high-profile, and it’s putting a strain on things,” says a friend of Loudon’s. “They’re moving in different circles.” Interested bachelors may have to move quickly. Sources say Middleton has been carousing with her ex-boyfriend, George Percy, who is heir to a $450 million fortune.
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