As you know, Pippa Middelton is the sister of the future Queen of England and by far the most interesting feature of the recent William-Kate royal nuptials. She ran in the Blenheim Triathlon in Woodstock, England on Saturday, and below you’ll see the character in the bodysuit “accidentally” bump her during the race.
Back off, Larry! That’s the hot sister of the future Queen, you putz.
You’re most likely aware that England, if not the world, is a little obsessed over Pippa. There are much better photos than these out there recently.
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- ezwriter69 - Jun 7, 2011 at 3:51 PM
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I guess I don’t understand the rules of the monarchy… if her sister is the future queen, then why isn’t Prince Phillip King Phillip? I thought the spouse of the King/Queen didn’t get the King/Queen title… not that it matters, just curious.
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- Rick Chandler - Jun 7, 2011 at 4:00 PM
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I draw all of my royal succession knowledge from Game of Thrones.
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- anotheryx - Jun 7, 2011 at 3:55 PM
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The title for wife of King is Queen, but the title for husband of Queen (ruler, not wife of King) is Prince.
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- ptho16 - Jun 8, 2011 at 9:31 AM
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Because in the English monarchy, King supercedes Queen, but since Philip has no right to the thrown he cannot be higher than the Queen, so he remains a Prince and the Duke of something.
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- nigelpwsmith - Jun 9, 2011 at 11:29 AM
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I am sorry to correct you both, but Prince Phillip is the Queen’s consort. He has no right to the title of King, because he is not the monarch. He is a Prince of Greece in his own right and although he is also known as the Duke Of Edinburgh, goes by the name Prince Phillip. A Prince is technically senior to a Duke, but it is customary for married Princes to be given a dukedom and be known as HRH The Duke of ….
Prince Charles is Duke of Cornwall, Prince Andrew is Duke of York, Prince Edward is Duke of Wessex and now Prince William is Duke of Cambridge. Prince Harry is not married, so he does not have a dukedom yet.
A similar situation happened when Queen Victoria was on the throne. Her husband was Prince Albert and he was also the Queen’s consort. As he was a Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in his own right, he was simply called Prince Albert.
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- jsm11 - Jun 7, 2011 at 5:47 PM
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U mean they do more than Cricket and Rugby over there? Splendid!
Hey that’s a good looking chap. MI5 are u on it?
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- sasquash20 - Jun 7, 2011 at 10:33 PM
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I think I see a little camel toe, nice. I would love to bury my face in that sweaty crotch of hers.
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- winkeroni - Jun 8, 2011 at 11:02 AM
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That’s somebody’s daughter. It’s not like Pippa asked to be famous. She just so happened to have a sister that married a Prince. Isn’t her life hard enough knowing that her chances of finding a prince are very slim? I feel sorry for Pippa for being named Pippa because I sure as heck don’t know how to say it and that a nation of Brits won’t adore her like they will her sister.
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- nigelpwsmith - Jun 9, 2011 at 11:53 AM
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It’s possible (and probable) that the men running with Pippa were acting as unofficial bodyguards.
Members of the Royal Family are accompanied by members of the Royal Protection Branch (SO14) of the Metropolitan Police. These officers are trained and armed bodyguards similar to the United States Secret Service.
Relatives and close friends of the Royal family are not entitled to official protection, but they will probably know officers in the Guards regiments and/or these officers might be assigned escort duties to a minor royal, relative or friend.
There is a amusing story that when Prince Edward underwent his navigation training at BRNC Dartmouth (at the same time I was there), the other Royal Marine officers managed to get between 50% to 60% pass marks. Prince Edward was smarter and managed 90%, but his Royal Detective (as the bodyguard is known) managed to get 99% correct.
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- fouldwimmerlaik - Jun 9, 2011 at 4:52 PM
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Okay, I gotta say: Pippa is not hot. She kind of has a Sarah Jessica Parker horse face thing going with her hair pulled back. But even in normal pictures, Kate is much better looking than she is. Plus, she is British so she probably has bad teeth.
And, can anyone explain Queen Latifah?
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- nigelpwsmith - Jun 10, 2011 at 6:03 AM
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Oh the stereotypes…. Almost as bad as when American Film and TV make sure that the villain speaks with a British accent. We do get tired of the same clichéd animosity to the country you fought for freedom against.
THAT WAS 240 YEARS AGO – GET OVER IT!
Just because she is British does not necessarily mean she automatically has bad teeth. America has always poked fun at the British for having bad teeth and there was even a Simpson’s Big Book of British Smiles.
As the Middleton’s were wealthy, they were able to pay for private dental work and consequently their children have good teeth. They would also have been entitled to free dental treatment under the National Health. Indeed, free medical treatment is so attractive that your President is trying to provide it for all Americans too.
Finally, you ought to recognise that although the United States and Britain have had differences over the past 240 years, we do happen to believe in the same basic human rights and have fought side by side, even when other nations did not help. The British are very tolerant, but it does annoy us that after centuries, the British are still cast as the evil baddies. America never has a truer friend in the world.
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- fouldwimmerlaik - Jun 10, 2011 at 12:28 PM
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Whoa! A little overly-sensitive, aren’t we? Geez, I wonder where the stereotypes come from! Now gimme a big ol’ smile!
