She has been linked to Prince Harry and Earl Percy but Pippa Middleton has reportedly spurned them both in favour of a wealthy 37-year-old investment banker.
Pippa, 29, has been dating financier James Matthews — whose brother Spencer stars in hit UK reality showMade in Chelsea— for several weeks.
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Friends say their relationship is going “from strength to strength” and they have been spotted enjoying romantic meals at some of London’s most exclusive restaurants.
Their most recent date was at Hakkasan in Mayfair, where the smitten pair were spotted “openly flirting” as they dined.
“Pippa and James sat in a secluded booth in the upstairs area, where it was quieter, sharing a bottle of white wine,” an onlooker told the UK’sSunday Mirrornewspaper.
“They were deep in conversation and only had eyes for each other. Pippa was all smiles and kept giggling. They stayed for nearly three hours and didn’t seem to want the meal to end.”
Pippa has been very busy lately, launching her new party guideCelebrate: A Year of British Festivities for Families and Friendslast week but friends say she is determined to make time for her blossoming relationship.
“Pippa is quite taken with James,” the source said. “She wants to take things slowly at first but she is ready for a full-time man in her life again.”
James — who went to Eton, the same school Princes William and Harry attended —is the chief executive of a venture capital company.
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Pippa has been single since she split from banker Alex Loudon last November, reportedly because he found her newfound fame hard to deal with.
She is rumoured to have dated several high profile men since then, including her sister’s brother-in-law Prince Harry, and the Duke of Northumberland’s son George Percy.
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