Pippa Middleton ‘Betraying’ Kate Middleton by Doing Today Show, Report Claims

Pippa Middleton ‘Betraying’ Kate Middleton by Doing Today Show, Report Claims
Pippa Middleton (C) sister of Britain's Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, sits in the Royal Box on Centre Court on day four of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2012. (AFP/GettyImages)
Jack Phillips
11/22/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

A somewhat dubious report is claiming that Duchess Kate Middleton’s sister, Pippa, has made the royal wary by joining the Today Show on NBC.

A few weeks ago, it was reported that Pippa would serve as Today’s royal family correspondent.

There’s been no official word from the royal family on the hiring, although there’s been various rumors they’re not pleased.

But a report from Celeb Dirty Laundry says that Prince William and Kate have been warned by aides that NBC wants Pippa on board to get secrets of the royal family.

A source was quoted as saying, “The NBC brass put Pippa at the top of their ‘Most Wanted’ list of correspondents. Matt was totally taken with Pippa when she sat down for her exclusive first TV interview with him over the summer.”

The sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, Pippa Middleton (L), leaves on September 19, 2014 with an unidentified guest the wedding ceremony of her friends, Charlie Gilkes and Anneke von Trotha Taylor, at the Carlo V Castle in Monopoli, . AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
The sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, Pippa Middleton (L), leaves on September 19, 2014 with an unidentified guest the wedding ceremony of her friends, Charlie Gilkes and Anneke von Trotha Taylor, at the Carlo V Castle in Monopoli, . AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s worth noting that most rumors about the British royal family should be taken with a grain of salt. This report is probably no exception.

One problem that comes to mind is why Kate would dish out secrets of the royal family to her sister when she knows that Pippa is a high-profile figure with the Today Show. And if the show did break any royal family news or rumors, Pippa would be implicated as the source of the information.

It’s also worth noting that NBC has pursued a number of family members of royals and officials, including George W. Bush’s daughter Jenna Bush, Chelsea Clinton, and Princess Diana’s brother.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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