LONDON — Pippa Middleton, the world’s most famous bridesmaid, is set to become the bride on Saturday with two tiny royals by her side and a wedding gown by Giles Deacon, if those tabloid photos of the designer clutching an oversize garment bag outside Middleton’s multimillion dollar London home are to be believed.
Though it may be a commoners’ wedding (neither Middleton nor her hedge fund manager beau James Matthews is a royal, after all), there hasn’t been as much breathless coverage and anticipation since, well, the last royal wedding — of Prince William and Middleton’s sister Kate. Both will be in attendance Saturday and the rest of the guest list is causing equal palpitations — the future heir to the British throne Prince George and his baby sister Princess Charlotte, not to mention Prince Harry and perhaps his actress girlfriend Meghan Markle.
No wonder 0bservers believe the wedding has escalated far beyond interest in the royals and taken on a celebrity status all its own.
“This is not only because Pippa is the sister of Kate, our future Queen,” said Richard Fitzwilliams, the royal commentator and public relations consultant. “It is also fascinating because of the unforgettable impression she made as Kate’s
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