ROYAL maid of honour Pippa
Middleton’s lover Alex Loudon
is determined to marry her,
according to a pal.
The brunette babe almost upstaged
her sister Kate, 29, during Friday’s
spectacular wedding, as she seemed to
share a spark with Prince Harry.
Posh Alex, an ex-England cricketer, has
been dating Pippa, 27, for a year and pals
said he is preparing to pop the question.
Palace
The Eton-educated banker, 30, has a highfl
ying City job and mixes in the same social
circles as Princes William, 28, and Harry, 26.
His family also have their own palace, the
sprawling Olantigh Towers stately home near
Wye, Kent. One pal said:
“Alex thinks it’s hilarious
that suddenly the world has
discovered Pippa.
“He’s madly in love with
her and there’s no doubt
that he wants to make her
his wife.
“Of course he was never
going to do anything
about it while she was
helping Kate arrange
her wedding.
“But when the dust
has settled, it’ll be
Pippa’s turn in the
spotlight.”
Pippa became a star in
her own right after stepping
out in a fi gure-hugging
white dress and there have
even been Facebook pages
set up in her honour.
And body language expert
Judi James said Harry and
Pippa did fl irt on Friday.
She said: “For them, the
pressure was off so they
were very relaxed in each
other’s company.
“The glances, Pippa playing
with her hair and the
licking of lips are all signs
that they were fl irting.
“It would be criminal if
they don’t get together.”
A man answering the door
at Olantigh Towers refused
to comment last night.
katie.begley@dailystar.co.uk