Britain’s most eligible bachelorette is officially single, said the London _Sun._ Pippa Middleton, the 27-year-old sister of Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Middleton, has broken up with her

longtime boyfriend, Alex Loudon, a former professional cricket player and current investment broker. “Pippa has become very high-profile, and it’s putting a strain on things,” says a friend

of Loudon’s. “They’re moving in different circles.” Interested bachelors may have to move quickly. Sources say Middleton has been carousing with her ex-boyfriend, George Percy, who is heir

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