{"id":896988,"date":"2026-04-16T02:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/896988\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T02:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:16:25","slug":"princess-of-waless-brother-issues-reflective-statement-as-he-shares-new-photographs-of-his-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/896988\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess of Wales’s brother issues reflective statement as he shares new photographs of his wife"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Middleton marked his 39th birthday on Wednesday with a reflective message shared on social media.<\/p>\n

The Princess of Wales’s younger brother posted on Instagram: “Today’s my birthday and every year feels like a bigger climb, but reaching the top and seeing how far you’ve come never gets old.”<\/p>\n

He added: “Entering the final year of my 30s and more excited than ever.”<\/p>\n

The birthday celebration marked Mr Middleton’s final year before turning 40.<\/p>\n

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Princess of Wales’s brother issues reflective statement as he shares new photographs of his wife<\/p>\n

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INSTAGRAM: JAMES MIDDLETON<\/p>\n

The entrepreneur expressed optimism about what lies ahead despite acknowledging that each passing year brings greater challenges.<\/p>\n

The Instagram post included four photographs, with two showing Mr Middleton alongside his beloved dogs.<\/p>\n

In addition, the other two featured his wife, Aliz\u00e9e Thevenet.<\/p>\n

Eagle-eyed observers noted that Ms Thevenet was sporting a brown gilet previously worn by Catherine, the Princess of Wales, back in 2006.<\/p>\n

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The Princess of Wales wearing the Gilet in 2006<\/p>\n

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The fashion choice created a notable connection between the sisters-in-law.<\/p>\n

The French-born financial analyst appeared to have borrowed the two-decade-old garment from her husband’s elder sister.<\/p>\n

The couple’s shared love of dogs has been central to their relationship, with Mr Middleton frequently featuring his pets in social media posts.<\/p>\n

Mr Middleton and Ms Thevenet first crossed paths in 2018 at the South Kensington Club in London, with the entrepreneur’s late dog, Ella, playing matchmaker by approaching the French financial analyst.<\/p>\n

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Alizee Thevenet pictured with one of their family dogs<\/p>\n

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INSTAGRAM: JAMES MIDDLETON<\/p>\n

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James Middleton pictured with all his dogs<\/p>\n

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INSTAGRAM: JAMES MIDDLETON<\/p>\n

“If that moment hadn’t been seized, I wouldn’t have met my wife, I wouldn’t have my beautiful son,” Mr Middleton has previously said.<\/p>\n

The pair exchanged vows in September 2021 in the French village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, with the bride wearing her mother-in-law Carole Middleton’s wedding dress from 1980.<\/p>\n

Their son Inigo arrived in September 2023, and Mr Middleton has indicated he would welcome more children if circumstances allow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James Middleton marked his 39th birthday on Wednesday with a reflective message shared on social media. The Princess…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":896989,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,25536,2831,5105,512,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-896988","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-james-middleton","11":"tag-princess-of-wales","12":"tag-royal","13":"tag-sgg","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116411982663438337","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/896989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}