As the future lady of Glen Affric, Pippa Middleton may well follow in some truly illustrious footsteps. Her predecessors include Lady Fanny Spencer-Churchill, who hosted her nephew Winston Churchill at the Scottish Highlands estate, and Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness, perhaps best known as the aunt of Gloria Vanderbilt and the mistress of King Edward VIII before his relationship with Wallis Simpson. But under the stewardship of her father-in-law, David Matthews, the Princess of Wales ’ sister has seen the dawn of a modern new era at Glen Affric, dubbed the most beautiful glen in Scotland .

By the time Matthews, father of Pippa’s husband James Matthews and Made In Chelsea socialite Spencer Matthews (who married Vogue Williams at Glen Affric in 2018), purchased the 10,000-acr

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