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Pippa Middleton has reportedly split from her date to the royal wedding, Alex Loudon. The rumored breakup came after a year and a half of dating, and Pippa's rise to fame is being blamed. Allegedly, Alex's aristocratic family did not like the celebrity status. After apparently parting ways with Alex, Pippa spent last weekend at the ancestral home of her friend George Percy, who also happens to be her ex. His family property, Alnwick Castle, doubled as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies! Not a bad place to get over a breakup.

Anyone else curious about who she's dated and who Duchess Catherine's sister will date next? Let's look back at Pippa's past romances (and their royal ties!).

The Middleton sisters, Kate and Pippa, had a double date of sorts over the weekend when they both brought their significant others along to a friend's wedding! Their mutual friends, Thomas Sutton and Harriet Colthurst, were the latest to tie the knot, and their ceremony took place at the St. Mary and St. Nicholas Church in the English town of Wilton. Prince William arrived before Kate, as he was an usher during the proceedings. Pippa, meanwhile, entered alongside her boyfriend, Alex Loudon. For the event, Pippa was decked out in a printed dress from Project D and Kate wore a red lace Collette Dinnigan number. It's been nearly five months since Kate and William tied the knot themselves, and he recently revealed previously unknown details about their big day. In an interview for a book about his grandmother, the queen, William spoke about their lengthy guest list, his own outfit on April 29, and more. William said:

• On who he was supposed to invite to his and Kate's wedding: "I came into the first meeting for the wedding, postengagement, and I was given this official list of 777 names — dignitaries, governors, all sorts of people — and not one person I knew. . . . [Royal officials] said, 'These are the people we should invite.' I looked at it in absolute horror and said, 'I think we should start again.' . . . I rang [the queen] up the next day and said, 'Do we need to be doing this?' And she said, 'No. Start with your friends first and then go from there.' And she told me to bin the list. She made the point that there are certain times when you have to strike the right balance. And it’s advice like that, which is really key, when you know that she’s seen and done it before."
• On the queen instructing him to wear his Irish Guards uniform, his highest post, on the big day: "I wanted to decide what to wear for the wedding. I was given a categorical, 'No, you’ll wear this!' . . . So you don’t always get what you want, put it that way. But I knew perfectly well that it was for the best. That 'no' is a very good 'no.' So you just do as you’re told!"
• On his relationship with the queen: "My relationship with my grandmother has gone from strength to strength. As a shy, younger man, it could be harder to talk about weighty matters. It was, 'This is my grandmother who is the queen, and these are serious historical subjects.' As I’ve got older, she’s become an even more important part of my life, so it’s much easier. And obviously, with the wedding, she was a massive help."
• On his own thoughts of one day being king: "I try not to think about it, to be honest. As I’m flying along in my helicopter through the mountains of Wales, I try desperately hard not to think about it. That can wait until I’m a bit older."

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Pippa Middleton was all smiles in a bright red dress as she cheered on boyfriend Alex Loudon at his Cricketer Cup Final in London on Sunday. Alex's team made it to the last match of the tournament, though unfortunately he didn't take home the victory. He still was the winner of Pippa's affection as the two embraced after the match. She has been enjoying a leisurely Summer of work and time with her friends, while Pippa Middleton mania is still going on stateside. Pippa had her own TLC special, which aired earlier in the month and which raised new debate about her very famous royal wedding derriere.

Pippa Middleton and Alex Loudon held hands yesterday on their way to watch a cricket match at London's Lords Cricket grounds. It was their latest sport-filled afternoon, following an outing to Wimbledon earlier in the week. Pippa went once with Alex, then returned Friday to see a semi-final match with friends. Pippa is hanging out in England with pals and family while her sister Kate is off in Canada with her husband Prince William. Kate and Pippa share the UK media spotlight — Pippa even landed on the latest cover of Tatler magazine. There were rumors about Pippa's love life in the press after she and Alex weren't spotted together for weeks. It seems, though, that Alex Loudon was away on business, working with his SABMiller finance colleagues on a takeover of the Australian beer company Foster's.

Pippa Middleton and Alex Loudon followed up their day at Wimbledon with a date night at at Megan's restaurant in London yesterday. The couple has been stepping out in public together recently, and Alex held his arm close around her last night, squashing rumors of a split earlier in the month. There was talk that Pippa and Harry were sharing a flirtation, though the prince apparently has his own new love interest in model Florence Brudenell-Bruce, since splitting from his ex Chelsy Davy. Chelsy was also spotted with a guy just yesterday in the stands at Wimbledon, which has seen its fair share of royal fans including Prince William and Kate Middleton. Pippa's sister and brother-in-law, Kate and Prince William, departed for Canada today, and they'll continue on with a visit to the US.

Pippa Middleton was in red again today for a visit to Wimbledon in England with her boyfriend Alex Loudon. It seems the pair are going strong despite recent rumors of a breakup. There was a round of Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry dating rumors after the royal split from his own significant other Chelsy Davy, but those stories are apparently not true at all. Pippa enjoyed a day of tennis with Alex after her sister, Kate Middleton, attended Wimbledon earlier this week with her husband, Prince William. The Middletons love the sport, since Pippa also trekked to Paris last month for the French Open. Pippa's an all-around athlete herself, having completed in both a duathlon and triathlon since her sister's wedding on April 29.

Pippa Middleton arrived at her boyfriend Alex Loudon's London home last night in a printed dress but left for work this morning in a denim number. Alex was right ahead of her in a buttoned-down shirt as they headed off to work, but she first threw some luggage into the trunk of her car. It seems things are still going well for the couple despite stories circulating that Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry are dating. Alex and Pippa have been seeing each other for nearly a year, though he wasn't her date to her sister's wedding on April 29. Pippa's had a seriously packed schedule since then, spending her weekends in France or Spain and at weddings or various athletic events. Harry and Alex aren't the only guys giving Pippa lots of attention. Even Usher wants Pippa, as the singer recently said he thinks the "beautiful" and "stunning" 27-year-old would be a perfect model for his new lingerie line.