--- title: Pippa Middleton is Engaged to James Matthews description: They plan to marry in 2017 canonical: https://time.com/4412395/pippa-middleton-engaged-james-matthews/ author: Tara John article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-19T12:41:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:55:19.690Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Pippa Middleton is Engaged to James Matthews og:description: They plan to marry in 2017 og:url: https://time.com/4412395/pippa-middleton-engaged-james-matthews/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt480966de4baf1af9/69889c75656a3fe231bcc556/pippa-middleton-engaged1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2257 og:image:height: 1270 og:image:alt: Pippa Middleton and James Matthews attend day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on July 06, 2016 in London, England. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Pippa Middleton is Engaged to James Matthews twitter:description: They plan to marry in 2017 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt480966de4baf1af9/69889c75656a3fe231bcc556/pippa-middleton-engaged1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Princess Kate's Sister Pippa Middleton Announces Her Engagement > Sponsored content. 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Pippa Middleton and James Matthews attend day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on July 06, 2016 in London, England. Karwai Tang—WireImage/Getty Images by [Tara John](https://time.com/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Jul 19, 2016 12:41 PM UTC The [Duchess of Cambridge](http://time.com/3844305/royal-baby-kate-william-leave-hospital/?iid=sr-link1)‘s younger sister, Pippa Middleton, is engaged to hedge fund manager James Matthews. Matthews, who has been dating the 32-year-old for less than a year, proposed to her on Sunday during a trip to the Lake District in northern England, [reports the _Press Association_](http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/pippa-middleton-engaged-to-james-matthews-after-lake-district-proposal-11364074360840). Middleton is said to have been surprised by the proposal reports _PA_. “Miss Pippa Middleton and Mr James Matthews are delighted to announce they became engaged on Sunday 17th July and plan to marry next year,” they said in a statement to the _PA_. Kensington Palace said in a statement that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are “absolutely delighted with the news.” Pippa’s father Michael Middleton and mother Carole were “absolutely thrilled” with the news of the engagement. “They make a wonderful couple and we wish them every happiness together,” Michael Middleton told _PA_. \[[Press Association](http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/pippa-middleton-engaged-to-james-matthews-after-lake-district-proposal-11364074360840)\] ## Transcript [ SOUND ] The countdown to the royal wedding is well and truly on, so we figured what better place to visit than Bucklebury, the small town an hour outside of London where Kate Middleton grew up. A tour company, Mortons, has had the idea to literally cash in on all the excitement surrounding the upcoming royal wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William, and they've put on a tour. Everyone from around the world has shown an interest. And so we tagged along. So, we've got a lovely day ahead of us. And it looks like today's gonna be beautiful. To, tomorrow, I think the forecast are not so good. So we're in luck. This particular tour has just exploded in the last few weeks. And now we've got huge Media interest, because everybody loves a handsome young prince and a beautiful princess to be. Well, people in Germany are very excited in the royal wedding and they're very interested in the whole royal family. Diana was very famous in Germany and I think the people in Germany hope that Kay will play a role like Diana. And this was the marital home, the initial marital home of Michael and Carol Middleton, where the 3 children would have grown up when they were babies. So my goal so [ UNKNOWN ] grew up and has a stake here and he's a just very modest ordinary house in a very modest old little village. We saw the outside of St. Andrews Preparatory school and now we're from Andrews Church where Kate was baptized, so we need to be going on to the pub which is her parent's local [ UNKNOWN ]. We've seen the two of them around for a long, long time. And clearly they are very happy with each other. Very easy. Very comfortable. And totally unspoiled. I think that she would be magnificent, because she is so good with people. And she's so human, and so entertaining. I mean, she's got a great sense of humor. Unkind I, you know, I really think she would be better served [ INAUDIBLE ] royal family. Can't wait to see what the babies will look like. I've actually held the wedding invitation in my hands. [ LAUGH ] For the butcher and the postee and the landlord of the old [ INAUDIBLE ] and they all had invitations, which is very nice. And we'll probably drive past the little supermarket, because they've been invited to the wedding. So obviously, [ INAUDIBLE ] In addition, came through, it was a total surprise for us. And it was obviously a very pleasant one. My wife is gonna be on the counter, and she collects the post from the postman. She saw this envelope came in, it was the yellow envelope with the initials" ER" on it. She screamed, and I was at the back, I came running to the front to find out what was going on. We obviously both opened it together, and inside was the invitation to the biggest event of the year, of the whole decade! [ LAUGH ] There was a radiance about her, an aura which other people don't have. Which sort of sets her aside from the other girls who come in here, and obviously once you're in here with Prince William, you can see there's a bond, attachment between the two of them really. [ UNKNOWN ] Young Lovers if you like, the other way is a walk about, and it [ UNKNOWN ] could look at [ UNKNOWN ] yeah. 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