{… you see what I did there? This is going to be a post about Pippa Middleton’s new car, so I did a little spin on the MTV show title “Pimp My Ride”… ok, it isn’t funny if it needs to be explained.}
Apparently, Pippa Middleton’s parents are about to get real serious about protecting her assets (zing!). Although Catherine was obviously given a security detail by the royal family, her family isn’t entitled to the same perk. And with Pippa becoming an international sensation, her family is understandably worried about her safety.
So – what are mum & dad to do? Well – after speaking with one of Prince William’s bodyguards, it looks like they’ve decided to go ahead and get Pippa a new car – complete with bullet & bomb proofing.
I’ve got a few issues with this.
- First of all – Pippa is 27 years old. Why are her parents buying her a car? Oh, right… that brings me to my second point.
- What does she DO with her life? Apparently she works for her parent’s company, Party Pieces, and has started a blog for the company called The Party Times, while also working part-time as an event planner at London-based Table Talk, and apparently has just accepted a new job at George Percy’s company, lobbying for something or other. But if she seriously has three jobs, how can she be out and about so much? I only have 1 job & I don’t have as much free time as she appears to have.
- And, while I do so love Pippa – I don’t understand why her parents feel she needs a bomb proof car. People want to take her picture and look at her shiny hair. And maybe sometimes people get a little too close to that shiny hair for comfort, but I don’t think anyone is about to try anything too dangerous with the sister of the future Queen of England. They’d get sent to the Tower and such, and according to everything I learned in my History courses (and yes, I was a History major), that isn’t a fun place to be.* And if someone did go all crazy on her, a bomb proof car won’t protect her – perhaps they should invest in a body guard?
- Where is poor James in all of this? He seems to literally have dropped off the face of the Earth. Even after “the wedding,” we got some photos of Michael Middleton (aka the dad) cutting the lawn. But James is no where to be seen… seems a bit peculiar, seeing as though he is apparently the most wild Middleton child.
So, what do you think about Pippa & her potential new ride? Necessary, or over-kill?
*Yes, I know that the Tower of London is no longer a working prison.