Pippa and James Mathews and Family chat

[LouisFerdinand]

It is interesting that one article refers to Philippa as Pippa Matthews while a second article uses Pippa Middleton. I suppose her husband James is use to this by now.

[TudorQueen]

@sara8150  It says her paper will be presented in Luxembourg. No mention of the family moving there. Thats why there is a very specific date listed.

This is the event it is being presented at.

4th CIAPSE Congress

Congratulations to Pippa on graduating.

[wannable]

A double congratulations to James and Piipa; an additional member to their family and the purchase of a new home.

Auntie Kate's baby joy! 'Thrilled' Pippa Middleton is 'heavily pregnant' with her third child, source says - as she buys new ?15 million family home in Berkshire
Pippa Middleton is expecting her third child with James Matthews, a friend says
The same source says the parents of Arthur, three, snd Grace, one, are 'thrilled'
Pippa and James have also reportedly bought a ?15million home in Berkshire

Pippa and James are 'looking forward to living closer to her parents' after buying an impressive ?15million home in Berkshire.

Their new home is close to Pippa's parents Michael and Carole Middleton in Bucklebury - and near to where her brother James owns a ?1.45million farmhouse.

[sara8150]

Pippa Middleton Welcomes Third Child ? a Baby Girl! | PEOPLE.com
Name wont release or will not release baptism date but will be remain private because and also Pippa wouldn?t allowed release birth details or pictures of the baby will kept private matters of baby weight and mores need respect Pippa?s private matters Pippa protection their children from paparazzi

per moderators or admin

[PrincessOfPeace]

Congratulations!

[TLLK]

Congratulations to the Matthews family on their newest member.  :flower3:

[wannable]

REVEALED: Pippa Middleton has named her newborn daughter Rose... as it emerges she's planning to copy Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm at her own 77-acre Berkshire plot
Pippa Middleton has given birth to a daughter who they have named Rose
Rose is the third child between Pippa, 38, and husband James Matthews, 46
Couple are planning to develop their farm inspired by Jeremy Clarkson's farm

Excellent idea.  Jeremy Clarkson's farm is 💯  You can watch what JC did with his farm via Amazon.

[TLLK]

Aww Rose is a lovely name.

[wannable]

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL
Pippa Middleton and James Matthews have sold their Chelsea pad for GBP22.5 million, GBP 5.5 million more than hedge fund manager James, 46, spent on the five-floor townhouse (with six en-suites, a gym, underground cinema and staff room) in 2014. The couple recently snapped up a 30-room Georgian mansion in Berkshire for GBP15 million, near to where Pippa, 38, and her sister, the Duchess of Cambridge, 40, grew up in Bucklebury. The new home should comfortably accommodate their growing family, third child Rose was born last month.

[TLLK]

The Matthews are probably thinking ahead to where the children will attend school now and wanted to make the move at this stage in their lives.

[wannable]

Strong rumours, same school as the 3 Cambridge children, Lambrook in Berkshire. 

I'm trying to recall the podcast (out of the half a dozen 'royal' dedicated podcasts), the Cambridges are emulating the tight Middleton family unit, from parents to the 3 children whom are ALL very close to each other. Source: A 'family friend'.

Anyway, they (will) all be living in Berks. Being Pippa and Mathew the latest and last of the family edition to move in the same (vast) area.

ETA: James and Alizee were the first to purchase, the Cambridges are moving to the Windsor estate before 'Term starts: Thursday 8th September' and just last week Mathew and Pippa purchased that gorgeous mansion with swimming pool, tennis court and a huuuge vast land (I think the pics posted in pinterest by a architecture fan who always peruses properties to see exterior/interior designs, etc gave away the link, IF it is that one it is a wonderful GBP 15Million structure)

[wannable]

A happy belated birthday to Arthur Michael William Matthews, who turned 4 this past 15th October. The Cambridge's were spotted driving over to the Mathews home this past Saturday, Berkshire.

[wannable]

Pippa and James Middleton attend the annual Henry van Straubenzee Christmas carol concert in Chelsea | Daily Mail Online

[Curryong]

Council concerns over a swimming pool and pergola and tennis court are being built over Stone Age remains at Pippa?s new home. As a history buff this story really annoys me!

Already tenants have been handed eviction notices and a ?magnificent? kitchen garden has gone.

Pippa Middleton plans to build a swimming pool and tennis court over Stone Age relics | Daily Mail Online

I have a number of concerns,? reports the conservation officer, citing the cessation of ?horticultural use? in favour of ?recreational/leisure use?, and the potential loss of ?historic fabric? in one of the ancient walls which the Princess of Wales?s 39-year-old sister and James, 47, intend to perforate. The conservation officer is requesting more detailed plans of the tennis court and a proposed pergola.

[PrincessOfPeace]

Pippa Middleton laughs as she plays with her kids and husband James Matthews on beach holiday in St Barts | The Sun

[wannable]

Lovely, in all of this elder and younger trauma (toys flying out of the pram), Pippa has the best life of it all! 🏖

Even a private jet, flown by her husband, and very likely inheriting 'almost' the entirety of St. Barts (the hotel and most of the villas belong to James father)

Note: Spencer the younger brother of James, in his latest articles, he is perfectly fine doing charity for the family charity arm, his once upon a time eldest brother Michael, who died at Everest. James is the eldest since, married Pippa, is the business brains to the business side of Eden Co.

IF David (the father) splits the family business, this means the inheritance tax in the UK will be very hefty. Something by the way Spencer mission/charity seems to be fine with the way he will be taken care off.

Which brings me to the Psychologist assessment without fact searching in Harry's thread...

[PrincessOfPeace]

Pippa's paradise! Kate Middleton's sister enjoys a dip during sun-soaked family holiday in St Barts  | Daily Mail Online

[TudorQueen]

Lovely, in all of this elder and younger trauma (toys flying out of the pram), Pippa has the best life of it all! 🏖

Even a private jet, flown by her husband, and very likely inheriting 'almost' the entirety of St. Barts (the hotel and most of the villas belong to James father)

Note: Spencer the younger brother of James, in his latest articles, he is perfectly fine doing charity for the family charity arm, his once upon a time eldest brother Michael, who died at Everest. James is the eldest since, married Pippa, is the business brains to the business side of Eden Co.

IF David (the father) splits the family business, this means the inheritance tax in the UK will be very hefty. Something by the way Spencer mission/charity seems to be fine with the way he will be taken care off.

Which brings me to the Psychologist assessment without fact searching in Harry's thread...

I am sorry but its ridiculous to think David is going to leave his fortune to one kid. He has three children.

He isn't some grand duke with a fancy estate and title to pass on. Rich men have managed to leave estates to children for centuries. He has three children, three homes, and several succesful businesses. No reason to think because Pippa is the sister of a duchess, her husband is going to inherit everything and his brother and sister 'will settle for doing charity work'.

This is not the royal family. There isn't the heir who inherits it all, and the spare happy for scraps and 'patronages'.

[Curryong]

That is absolutely right. David is in fact close to his daughter Nina Mackie, who lives much of the time in Switzerland and is or was married to a billionaire businessman herself. She has several children.

It?s ridiculous to think that David would even think of cutting his oldest child and his youngest surviving son out of the picture when he passes, let alone leave nothing to his widow, to whom he?s been married for many decades. James will get his share of David Matthews? estate, nothing more, nothing less.

We don?t know that the late Queen and PP didn?t leave millions in trust funds to their younger children and grandchildren. And in fact that is what more and more genuinely aristo families are doing with their wealth nowadays. The Matthews are no aristocrats and are not bound by the rules of royal families.

[wannable]

Not really, 1 of 20 in the UK pay the Inheritance Tax, which is 40% of the total value of assets. The other 19 make trust funds for their children and assets go intact to the eldest.

So the assets have to be over GBP 350,000. If you give equal share to the children, the Inheritance Tax to pay is GBP 140,000.  And GBP 210,000 of the sell of the asset (i.e. the house of your parents) is divided between 2 or more children.

If your assets are less than GBP 349, 999 then you don't have to pay the government the inheritance tax.

[Curryong]

David is a resident of Jersey and in Switzerland which are both tax havens. And I can pretty well guarantee that James won?t be getting 99% of Matthews? assets after David?s death, while Spencer and Nina are left with scraps.

For a start, Jane Matthews is still alive, read years ago that she is a director of all David?s companies, and she has to be taken care of first. We will see whether James gets all the assets in the future to do with them what he decides, by arrangements both David and Jane will have made years ago. And I can?t see it.

As well, from the UK Govt wbsite.

Inheritance Tax and excluded property
Some assets are classed as ?excluded property? and Inheritance Tax is not paid on them. However, the value of the assets may be brought in to calculate the rate of tax on certain exit charges and 10 year anniversary charges. Types of excluded property can include:

property situated outside the UK ? that is owned by trustees and settled by someone who was permanently living outside the UK at the time of making the settlement
government securities ? known as FOTRA (free of tax to residents abroad)
The rules governing excluded property can be complicated.

Eden roc is situated outside the UK. In fact I would bet that whatever property David Matthews still has in the UK and apart from the Scottish property it won?t be much, has been set up by a family trust years ago, with special provisions. This is not an aristocratic family where the eldest automatically inherits the lot.

[wannable]

1 out of 20, no going around that.

[Curryong]

One out of 20 LIVING IN THE UK. Neither David nor Jane Matthews reside in the UK. They live in Jersey and Switzerland which are not within the UK. Nina doesn?t live in the UK nor does her billionare husband though he owns British firms (with international outlets.)

I would bet my savings that Spencer and James are quite content that David is the owner, proprietor of the family property in the UK as HE IS A TAX EXILE. Therefore his property is not liable for tax after he passes. He and his wife are tax exiles living in tax havens.

If you really believe that David Matthews is so unbothered about his family?s future that he has allowed himself and/or his family to be subject to ordinary UK Inheritance Tax laws then I have a bridge to sell you. Several very wealthy Aussies (Robert Sangster for one) have settled in The Isle of Man or Jersey over the last forty years since they became tax havens and their heirs didn?t pay Death tax on any UK property. James and Spencer will undoubtedly set themselves up in the same way in the future.

[Curryong]

And as regards the Scottish estate that James operates on behalf of his father, Scottish law operates differently to English law as far as inheritance is concerned.

Inheritance laws in the UK vary across the constituent countries. In England and Wales, there is no forced heirship, and people are free to leave their property to whomever they wish by making a last will and testament in the UK.

However, in Scotland, a surviving spouse and children have a statutory claim to parts of the estate. If the deceased had a spouse and children, both parties can receive a third each (one-third split equally between children if more than one) of the net movable assets (everything excluding property and land). Where there is only a spouse or children, their entitlement is 50% of net movable assets.

So Jane and the younger offspring could in theory claim part of the profits of the estate as it is run as a tourist resort.

[wannable]

The current rate of inheritance tax in Scotland on death is 40% and 20% on lifetime transfers if it is possible to charge them. In the 2021/2022 year, the first GBP 325,000 is considered the nil rate band.

The Scottish 10K acres is valued in GBP 25Million.

Facts from government 1 of 20 pay 40% death tax because they prefer to divide between 2 or more children. 19 use the inheritance tax = 0 or the very minimum, leave the asset to the eldest, bar trust funds from cash in bank.