James Matthews (racing driver)

James Matthews (racing driver)

James Spencer Matthews is a British former professional racing driver, hedge fund manager, and heir to the Scottish feudal title of Laird of Glen Affric. In 2017, he married Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Matthews is the eldest son of David Matthews, the son of a coal miner who made a fortune as a car dealer.

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Summary James Matthews (racing driver)James Spencer Matthews is a British former professional racing driver, hedge fund manager, and heir to the Scottish feudal title of Laird of Glen Affric. In 2017, he married Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Matthews is the eldest son of David Matthews, the son of a coal miner who made a fortune as a car dealer before going into the luxury hotel business. His father also owns the resort Eden Rock, St Barths and is also laird of a 10,000 acre Scottish estate, GlenAffric.

James is the older brother of Spencer Matthews, an actor on the scripted reality TV show Made in Chelsea. His brother, Michael, died in 1999 in a mountaineering accident on Mount Everest, hours after becoming the youngest Briton to conquer the peak. Matthews and Middleton were married on 20 May 2017. Their son, Arthur Michael William, was born on 15 October 2018.