James Middleton is the handsome younger brother of the Duchess of Cambridge but little is known about the 27-year-old.
While Kate’s beardy-brother was spotted in the royal box at Wimbledon recently with sister Pippa, he has mostly heeded palace advice and chosen to keep a low profile.
James – who reportedly lives in a £1m flat in Chelsea with Pippa – works as a budding entrepreneur and owns a do-it-yourself cake-making business called the Cake Kit Company.
In the past Middleton has had a few rumoured high profile romances and he’s currently dating TV personality, Donna Air but since the pair began their relationship James seems extra cautious about his privacy.
Unfortunately for James his choice to shun the spotlight only adds to his shadowy allure and the possibility of his sister becoming Queen cements his status as a person of interest. We have compiled a gallery to try and get to know the mysterious Mr Middleton.
No matter how grizzly his bearded disguise, James Middleton didn’t go unnoticed with sister Pippa in the royal box at Wimbledon this year.
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Kate and her brother James in 2007.
James Middleton having a James Bond moment as he emerged from the surf in an undated Facebook image that embarrassingly leaked out to the press.
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Carrying a female friend during a Lake District mini-break.
James, dressed in standard slone-style loafers, takes a friend to the Bryan Adams ‘Hear The World Ambassadors’ exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in 2009.
James and Pippa popped up at more VIP events once the royal engagement was announced. Here the siblings sit front row at the Issa London show for London Fashion Week in 2010.
James in his three piece suit at the royal wedding of his sister in 2011.
James sits with his mother Carole Middleton inside Westminster Abbey at the royal wedding.
Pippa Middleton and James Middleton chat with their new brother-in-law Prince Harry on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the nuptials.
The Middleton clan, sans Kate, depart the Goring Hotel in London a day after the ceremony.
Just like most 20-something men James Middleton enjoys fast cars and shows off his enthusiasm at an auction in 2011.
A very suave looking James arrives for the Boodles Boxing Ball at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in 2011.
According to Tattler magazine an athletic James “runs six miles a day with his dog”. Here the avid skier is snapped moments after crossing the finish line of the Vasaloppet cross country ski marathon in Mora in northwestern Dalarna, Sweden.
Pippa Middleton and James Middleton wave from the Spirit of Chartwell during the Diamond Jubilee Thames River Pageant in 2012.
James still has some young celebrity friends. Here he and a friend attend the Mischa Barton Boutique flagship store launch party at Old Spitalfields Market in London in 2012.
James is snapped chatting with a blonde at the 50 Years Of James Bond celebrations in London in 2012.
James Middleton is spotted attending a VIP screening of ‘Skyfall’ hosted by Aston Martin at The Curzon Mayfair with a mystery redhead. Hmmm… we see a theme developing here.
James stepping out with his family in support of his sister Pippa at her book launch in 2012.
Making his relationship public: James steps out with current girlfriend Donna Air after leaving exclusive Lou Lou’s nightclub in June, 2013.
The couple attended the annual Serpentine Gallery Summer Party co-hosted by the late L’Wren Scott in London on June 26, 2013.
Pippa Middleton and James Middleton in the royal box during the Coronation Festival Evening Gala at Buckingham Palace on July 11, 2013 in London.
James starting cultivating some serious facial fuzz in September 2013. Here he and Air attend the launch of the exclusive Ruski’s Tavern.
The beard was still going strong leading into the cold months around Christmas in 2013.
While he has kept a lower profile than Pippa, James joined his sister on a charity bike ride in the US earlier this year.
