Royals Don't miss out on the headlines from Royals. Followed categories will be added to My News. IN LONDON Pippa Middleton and her billionaire husband James Matthews are reportedly embroiled in a nasty local dispute over access to a footpath on their private $29 million estate.
According to newspaper The Mail on Sunday , the Princess of Wales’ younger sister and the hedge fund manager have allegedly blocked access to a footpath near their home, installing signs by a gate on the 145-acre, 32-room property in West Berkshire, west of London, to stop locals from using it as a thoroughfare. Unsurprisingly, many of the village’s residents are unhappy with the decision, it’s been reported. The couple moved into the luxurious home in 2022.
Pippa and James are parents to son Arthur, 5, and daughters Grace, 3, and Rose, 2. Pippa Middleton and James Matthews at Harry and Meghan’s wedding in 2018. Picture: AFP Photo/Pool/Chris Jackson According to The Mail , the private footpath – which is not a public right of way – was open for general use under the property’s previous owner, Sir Terence Conran who ran several major UK retail chains.
“I like to walk, and I don’t see why I can’t walk there. I have been walking along there for 50 years. When Sir Terence had it, he had no objections.
I think we should have a right to roam,” one frustrated villager said told the publication. “I think it is a shame. It is a lovely walk.
Although it wasn’t officially a footpath, Si.
