--- description: They plan to marry in 2017 title: Pippa Middleton is Engaged to James Matthews image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt480966de4baf1af9/69889c75656a3fe231bcc556/pippa-middleton-engaged1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Princess Kate's Sister Pippa Middleton Announces Her Engagement by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 19, 2016 12:41 PM CUT  Pippa Middleton and James Matthews attend day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on July 06, 2016 in London, England. 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](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 19, 2016 12:41 PM CUT The [Duchess of Cambridge](http://time.com/3844305/royal-baby-kate-william-leave-hospital/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined")‘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 "undefined"). 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_. \[[Press Association](http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/pippa-middleton-engaged-to-james-matthews-after-lake-district-proposal-11364074360840 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4412395/pippa-middleton-engaged-james-matthews/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4412395/pippa-middleton-engaged-james-matthews/"},"headline":"Princess Kate's Sister Pippa Middleton Announces Her Engagement","datePublished":"2016-07-19T12:41:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:21:13.727Z","description":"They plan to marry in 2017","url":"https://time.com/4412395/pippa-middleton-engaged-james-matthews/","keywords":["celebrities","British Royals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt480966de4baf1af9/69889c75656a3fe231bcc556/pippa-middleton-engaged1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt480966de4baf1af9/69889c75656a3fe231bcc556/pippa-middleton-engaged1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pippa Middleton and James Matthews attend day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on July 06, 2016 in London, England.","caption":"Pippa Middleton and James Matthews attend day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on July 06, 2016 in London, England.","creditText":"Karwai Tang—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4412395/pippa-middleton-engaged-james-matthews/","name":"Princess Kate's Sister Pippa Middleton Announces Her Engagement"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Take a Tour of Kate Middleton Country","description":"Bucklebury, the home of the Middleton family, is now a media and tourist hotspot as the royal nuptials approach","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/VbKuvqcM/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2011-04-25T18:49:19.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/VbKuvqcM.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4412395/pippa-middleton-engaged-james-matthews/","duration":"PT3M21S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4412395/pippa-middleton-engaged-james-matthews/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```