Pippa Middleton and her husband James Matthews have three children together: Arthur, Grace, and Rose. When it came to naming their children, Pippa and her husband weren’t under any strict rules or guidelines — such as choosing traditional family names — like her royal older sister Kate Middleton. Arthur Michael William Matthews was born in October 2018 and was named after James’ grandfather. His middle names, Michael and William, are nods to his maternal grandfather, Michael Middleton, and his uncle, Prince William. Two years later, Grace Elizabeth Jane, was born. Her first name doesn’t have any connection to her parents’ immediate families, but her middle names are tributes to James’ mother, Jane Matthews, and Pippa’s mom, Carole Elizabeth Middleton.
This brings us to Rose, who was born in June 2022, three years after the Rose Hanbury affair rumors first surfaced. Not unlike her older sister, Rose’s name doesn’t seem to hold significant family meaning, but may have just been a moniker that Pippa and James fancied. This seems to further prove that the rumored affair between William and Hanbury never actually happened. Would Pippa actually troll her sister in such a hurtful way with a name that wasn’t tied to a close family member? Unlikely. Pippa and Kate were very close when they were kids and have become the best of friends even as adults. In fact, The Royal Observer reports that Pippa was a “rock” for her sister amid her March 2024 cancer diagnosis.
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