Pippa Middleton cozies up to wealthy old friend Tom Kingston at the races

Yay, new Pippa Middleton photos! Anything to make me forget those photos of Pippa where she wasn’t wearing the famous Middleton eyeliner. Pippa was photographed yesterday at The Cheltenham Festival in England. The event is also being called “the National Hunt” which is some kind of racing event. Don’t ask me to explain because I don’t know.

Anyway, as you can see, Pippa really pulled out all the stops for this appearance. She’s wearing one of those fur caps that I always think of as “Russian hats” but they have other names. Pippa’s mom Carole has also worn hats like that before, and Kate too – Kate memorably wore a Russian fur hat when William dumped her in 2007 and she was trying to get some attention. Pippa’s $1300 mustard/chartreuse (?) coat is by Katherine Hooker, and I kind of like it on Pippa. Very few women can pull off that color, and Pippa is kind of working it.

As for the dude… that is NOT Pippa’s reported boyfriend Nico Jackson. That blonde dude has been identified as Tom Kingston, who is apparently Pippa’s “old friend”. You think they’re just friends? I think Tom looks into it. Tom looks like he’s game. Tom looks like he wouldn’t mind marrying one of the Wisteria Sisters. And Pippa looks jazzed to be with a man who doesn’t mind being photographed with her too. Tom is apparently wealthy and he’s being described as a “former banker”. Pippa has been seen with Tom before – she was hanging out with him (in public) in 2011 just before she and Alex Loudon broke up too. And they spent time together last year too! So at least it’s a consistent friendship. They should totally get married. I’m serious! He looks like he’s into her.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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