KEY POINTS

  • Pippa Middleton shows off bikini body
  • Royal family's Christmas walkabout 
  • Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Christmas in Canada

Pippa Middleton showed off her bikini body during a family vacation sans royal sister Kate Middleton.

The Duchess of Cambridge’s family enjoyed the sun ahead of New Year’s Eve. In the snap shared by Us Weekly, Pippa showed off her bikini body while vacationing in St. Bart’s with some of her family on Christmas holiday. She was wearing a two-piece bikini as she ran into the ocean. Pippa’s husband James Matthews was also spotted taking a dip during their getaway.

According to the publication, Pippa was joined by her parents Carole and Michael Middleton. Her brother James was also present. But there was no mention of Middleton, Prince William and their three kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge likely skipped the gathering as they are in Sandringham spending the holidays with Queen Elizabeth II. Prince William and Middleton were photographed joining the monarch, Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles attending the morning church service.

Also, for the first time, they brought their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte to join them for their traditional Christmas walk. Princess Charlotte stole the show when she was spotted performing an adorable curtsy to the Queen. At one point, Princess Charlotte was also photographed hugging someone from the crowd.

During the walkabout, Middleton had a short conversation with Karen Anvil and her daughter Rachel where the duchess shared her one regret on that day.

“Kate was talking to my daughter about clothes and how she was feeling too hot. She said: ‘I really shouldn’t have worn this,’” Anvil told Metro.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were missing because the couple is spending Christmas and New Year in Canada. Several royal fans slammed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their decision. Sir Rod Stewart said that they were being inconsiderate of the Queen’s age.

An insider said that the members of the Firm urged Prince Harry and Markle to return for the holidays, but they refused. The source also found the Sussexes inconsiderate and selfish for not thinking about the Queen and Prince Philip’s advancing age.

Kate and Pippa Middleton
Pippa and Kate Middleton sit in the Royal Box during the Gentlemen's Singles final match between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Andy Murray of Great Britain on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2012 in London. Getty Images/Clive Brunskill