The seven ex boyfriends who let Pippa get away
PIPPA married her prince charming in front of high society’s biggest names.
The friendship between her and James spanned a decade before it turned to matrimony. But the 41-year-old hedge fund manager is not Pippa’s first love.
The stunning brunette, 33 – once considered the most eligible woman in Britain – has had a string of exes.
Meanwhile, her new husband has a much more private history of dating.
Rather than romancing a string of women, he is said to have had his eye on Pippa from the very first day they met.
One source said: “You got the sense James was holding out for The One – and that was Pippa.”
Here, KELLY JENKINS looks back at Pippa’s most high-profile romances as she dazzled among the young, rich and famous.
JJ Jardine Paterson
2004-2007: The university boyfriend
Met while studying at Edinburgh.
Heir to a Hong Kong banking dynasty, the Old Etonian was friends with Pippa’s flatmates, Earl George Percy and Ted Innes-Ker.
He graduated two years before Pippa and got a job in finance.
Billy More Nisbett
2008: Post uni fling
Prince William’s ex-Eton classmate is in property and loves country pursuits.
He and Pippa met when they ran in the same Sloaney circles.
They remain friends and were spotted on a hunt together in 2013.
Married to New Zealand socialite Charlotte Davidson.
Simon Youngman
2008: Post uni fling
After graduation, Pippa had flings with several eligible bachelors while living in London.
The same year, she dated London socialite Simon, who is heir to a diamond fortune.
He is now the operations manager of high-end events management company TableTalk.
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Alexander Spencer Churchill
2009-2010: Dashing entrepreneur
Met while holidaying in Mustique.
He is the founder of a wealth management firm and distantly related to Winston Churchill.
Briefly linked to Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. Married society beauty Scarlett Strutt.
Alex Loudon
2010-2011: The Royal Wedding date
Alex, a former England cricketer turned City banker, accompanied Pippa to Kate and William’s wedding in 2011.
But soon after, their relationship ended.
Now engaged to his long-term American girlfriend Kristina Vanderheyden.
Charlie Gilkes
2011: The rebound
Pippa hooked up with Old Etonian Charles after her painful split from Alex.
Prince William and Harry’s friend runs nightclubs and restaurants and was at Pippa’s wedding yesterday, with his wife, PR girl Anneke von Trotha Taylor.
Nico Jackson
2012-2015: The one who nearly got her
The stockbroker stole Pippa’s heart and romanced her for three years, sparking talk of engagement.
The pair bonded over a mutual love of skiing but he moved to Switzerland for work and they struggled with a long-distance relationship.
But these two were just good friends...
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