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Are Kate and Pippa Middleton feuding? A new tabloid report claims they’re “sisters at war.” But Gossip Cop can debunk the story.
Wednesday’s new edition of In Touch announces, “Pippa Middleton’s engagement reignites an old feud with her royal big sis, Kate Middleton.” It’s said, “After years of private drama, clashing views about courting attention and fresh concerns about a wild brother-in-law-to-be, Pippa doesn’t want Kate in her wedding party.” A so-called “insider” is quoted as saying, “She’s fed up with Kate’s judgmental attitude, and doesn’t want her to be a bridesmaid unless she starts to chill out.”
The siblings have supposedly clashed through the years over Pippa allegedly “riding Kate’s coattails,” with the outlet’s source claiming Kate found it “unseemly” that her “royal access” was benefitting Pippa’s career. It’s also alleged that Kate is fearful of being connected to the brother of Pippa’s fiancé James Matthews, who was on a number of U.K. reality shows. “During a heated discussion, Kate expressed how unhappy she is because of James ‘uncouth’ family connections. She believes they will try to cash in on the royal family,” claims the supposed snitch.
“Kate goes out of her way to portray herself as the perfect princess and is petrified the fame-hungry Pippa is going to ruin everything,” adds the alleged tipster. And yet while In Touch says this is an “old feud” now reheated, there’s never actually been confirmed reports of a rivalry between the sisters in the past. It’s also telling that the magazine makes no mention of the supposed “marriage trouble” it claimed Kate was having in May.
That’s because there’s no feuding going on between Kate and Prince William OR Kate and Pippa. These stories are simply the result of a U.S. tabloid trying to come up with new angles despite not actually having reliable royal sources. And while Pippa has yet to set her bridal party, Gossip Cop is told the engagement has not led to sister issues with Kate.
