The most important thing to know about the two siblings?
Here’s the truth about their relationship.
Because they are close in age, Pippa and Kate went through many of life’s milestones together.
From their earlychildhood days in Jordanto the most lavish royal affairs, they’ve stayed incredibly tight-knit.
In fact, the siblings say they care deeply about each other’s well-being.
“We’re very close,” Pippa toldTodayin 2014.
“And, you know, we support each other and get each other’s opinions and things.”
The Middleton family shared nightly dinners, with the sisters helping set the table.
According to excerpts from Katie Nicholl’s book “Kate: The Future Queen” (viaE!
But don’t think this competitive spirit ever pit the girls against each other.
“They were very much a team,” the coach was sure to say.
The sisters played together just like old times.
Even off the hockey field, the great outdoors have always called Pippa and Kate’s names.
Particularly, the moment they both helped carry each other’s wedding dress trains captured royal fans' hearts.
Six years later, Kate did the same for her younger sister.
Their way of coping with intense media scrutiny?
“We spend a lot of time together.
“And that’s sort of kept us all, you know, affixed to the ground.”
“Yeah, we do we have a very normal, sisterly relationship,” she added.
Pippa and Kate Middleton go on vacation together
Sisters who take trips together, stay together!
Oftentimes they stayed local, embarking on countryside picnics in the Berkshires or sailing in Norfolk.
Pippa looked drop-dead gorgeous at theroyal wedding, and her beautiful dress commanded attention from around the world.
Outlets ran headlines like, “Did Pippa Middleton Outshine Kate Middleton?”
after she wore the fitted gown with a plunging neckline.
Reports soon started surfacing about a long-standing rivalry between the sisters.
Another outlet,The Things, also aired out dramatic details of an alleged feud between Pippa and Kate.
But all in all, Pippa and Kate aren’t unlike most families.
After all, no one is perfect.
Personality wise, Kate and Pippa are also very different.
Pippa was also much pickier when it came to choosing her friend circle.
Three years later, the pair had their second child, a girl.
It was in 2007 when Kate and William called it quits after five years of dating.
Pippa “helped her pick up the pieces,” the outlet stated.
She played “a large role in the exes rekindling their relationship,” the site stated.
How exactly did she do so?
Pippa reportedly encouraged her sister to get out and hit the town, distracting her from the devastating breakup.
They still flock together when they can, but they’re hardly the attached-at-the-hip duo they once were.
Even as adults the Middleton sisters live parallel (though separate) lives.
