When Kate Middleton Becomes Queen, Will Her Sister Pippa Middleton Get a Royal Title of Her Own?

Mar. 15, 2025

Pippa Middleton.Photo:Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty

Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty

Kate Middleton’s younger sisterPippa Middletonhas long been known to be one of the Princess of Wales’ closest confidantes, but could she one day have a royal title of her own?

Pippa burst onto the global scene in 2011, when she famously served as her sister’s maid of honor at Kate’s April 29 wedding toPrince William. As recently as last month, Pippa joined both her sister, Kate, and her niece,Princess Charlotte, at Wimbledon on July 14, marking Princess Kate’s second public appearance of 2024. (Her first was the month prior when she joined the rest of the royal family at June 15’s Trooping the Colour.)

Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa Middleton at Wimbledon in 2012.LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty

LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty

As the Princess of Wales continues to receive treatment for cancer, Pippa, along with her parents Michael andCarole Middletonand their younger brother James, have served as Kate’s support system.A source previously told PEOPLEthat in addition to her husband Prince William, Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael, “will be there to lend support.”

When Kate becomes queen someday, will Pippa become one of Kate’s companions? It remains to be seen, but, according toHello!, “it would be unprecedented for Pippa to receive a title simply because her sister is queen consort” — but, like Elliot, a role like a lady-in-attendance or companion could be in Pippa’s future.

Queen Camilla and her sister, Annebel Elliot, at Wimbledon on July 10, 2014.Karwai Tang/WireImage

Karwai Tang/WireImage

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Pippa Middleton at the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William on April 29, 2011.PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty

PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty

Williams is confident that Princess Kate will one day have her own companions as Queen Camilla does because “the job of a monarch and a consort isn’t getting any smaller,” she said. “The letters, the correspondence, the emails are growing every day.” Williams added that “when Catherine becomes queen, the levels of tours, the levels of letters, the level of receptions, will still require this assistance. So I think she will have to appoint some ladies-in-waiting.”

When Queen Camilla modernized the traditional “ladies-in-waiting” concept to her companions back in 2022, she chose six women assistants that are “less regularly in attendance than the previous role required,” according to the BBC. The honorary positions involve helping Camilla at public events, but “unlike the ladies-in-waiting, this slimmed-down role will not involve correspondence or administration,” the outlet reported.

Queen Camilla’s companions are “a more occasional and informal position,” supporting her at official engagements and “not involved in replying to letters or day-to-day planning,” according to the BBC. “They don’t receive a salary, but their expenses will be covered.”

Even if offered the chance to be a companion to her older sister, it’s unclear if Pippa — who married James Matthews in 2017 and shares three children with him — would even accept the role: “Pippa has her own life — three children, and a busy life of her own,” Williams said. “It’s a fascinating question.”

Pippa Middleton at Wimbledon on July 12, 2024.Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

Companion or not, thereisa title Pippa will definitely inherit, according toHello!, but it has nothing to do with Kate or the rest of the royal family. Pippa’s husband is reportedly set to inherit his father David Matthews’ title as Laird of Glen Affric — and, as such, Pippa will one day become Lady of Glen Affric.

source: people.com