{"id":303475,"date":"2025-12-07T15:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/303475\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T15:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:58:09","slug":"pippa-middleton-spotted-at-prestigious-event-after-missing-princess-kates-carol-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/303475\/","title":{"rendered":"Pippa Middleton spotted at prestigious event after missing Princess Kate’s carol service"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pippa Matthews, the younger sister of the Princess of Wales, has been spotted at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix just days after missing Kate’s\u2019 Together at Christmas Carol Service.<\/p>\n

Kate\u2019s annual Christmas carol service took place on Friday at Westminster Abbey, but her younger sister was not seen at the event. <\/p>\n

Mrs Matthews and her husband James have been spotted at the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

The couple were seen on Sky Sports during qualifying coverage on Saturday. <\/p>\n

\"Pippa<\/p>\n

Pippa Matthews was spotted at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix <\/p>\n

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The sighting comes after the 42-year-old missed her sister\u2019s carol service for only the second time.<\/p>\n

She had only missed Kate\u2019s Christmas service once, in 2021, when capacity was limited due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Mrs Matthews had attended the previous three years alongside other members of the family. <\/p>\n

In her 2012 book, she spoke on the Middleton festive traditions: \u201cWhen I was a child, my December weekends were spent making cards, decorating the tree, hanging the wreath, and preparing brandy butter and peppermint creams.<\/p>\n

\u201cBowls brimming with walnuts, shiny wrapped chocolates, and piles of clementines would appear around the house.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was always a distinctive smell, too: pine and cinnamon and the heady scent of mulled wine and pomanders that merged into one festive bouquet. <\/p>\n

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Princess Kate held her annual carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday <\/p>\n

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\u201cNo matter how much we may adapt other celebrations, come December we tend to repeat our own familiar customs, year after year \u2013 and this is perhaps the key to the magic of Christmas.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking back, I don\u2019t remember the presents I received, nor whether the sprouts were overcooked or the turkey dry.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what I do remember are all the small rituals that we reveled in. It\u2019s inevitable that as we get older, Christmases become more complicated, and as one of the biggest events of the social calendar, raised expectations and high stress levels are unavoidable. <\/p>\n

\u201cFamilies grow, the dynamics change, and as children become adults and parents themselves the innocent thrill of opening a stocking is replaced by the responsibility of ensuring a memorable Christmas for their own children, relatives, and friends.<\/p>\n

Mrs Matthews is a well-documented fan of Formula 1, with her last public appearance being at the British Grand Prix earlier this year at Silverstone.<\/p>\n

Royal fans were also seen reacting to “the sweetest photo of the Princess of Wales and Prince Louis” taken at the Together at Christmas Carol Service.<\/p>\n

\"Princess<\/p>\n

Pippa Matthews missed her sisters carol service for the first time since 2021<\/p>\n

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The mother and son were seen talking and laughing during the ceremony in an adorable image.<\/p>\n

Their heartwarming bond was clearly visible as they sat next to the rest of the family: Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pippa Matthews, the younger sister of the Princess of Wales, has been spotted at the Abu Dhabi Grand…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,661,1852,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-303475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-kate-middleton","11":"tag-royal","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}