LONDON — You might assume that a connection to the Royal Family would put you directly in the limelight, but in the case of James Matthews, this hasn't been the case.
Matthews is the brother of reality TV star Spencer Matthews, the CEO of hedge fund Eden Rock Capital Management, and, most recently, fiancée to Pippa Middleton, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge.
The couple will marry this year, but James Matthews remains a relatively unknown quantity.
We did some digging to find out more about the successful businessman and keen sportsman who will soon be formally connected to the royals.
From buying £17 million homes in Chelsea to competing in gruelling races, scroll down for a peek into the secretive life of James Matthews.
This is James Matthews, the multi-millionaire hedge funder set to marry Pippa Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's sister, this year.
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The couple announced their engagement in July after dating since 2015, though they briefly dated for a stint in 2012.
Matthews has managed to keep a low profile, despite his link to royalty. So who is the man set to join the Middleton family?
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James is the son of David Matthews, a mechanic turned motor racer and car salesman, and artist Jane Parker, who was born in Rhodesia in southern Africa.
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James is heir to the Scottish title of Laird of Glen Affric, a position his father currently holds, owning a 10,000-acre Scottish estate near Loch Ness. When James inherits the title, Pippa will become Lady Glen Affric.
Known for his playboy ways and trists with drugs and alcohol, Spencer released an autobiography titled Confessions Of A Chelsea Boy that claimed he slept with 1,000 women by the age of 27.
James grew up with his parents, Spencer, brother Michael, and sister Nina. The family spent some time living at Caunton Manor, an 18th century home near Grantham, which has 30 acres of grounds and an indoor swimming pool that can be turned into a dance floor.
Michael tragically died in 1999 at the age of 22 while climbing Mount Everest. He was the youngest ever Brit to reach the summit. The family created the Michael Matthews Foundation in his honour.
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When at school, he became a successful motor-racing driver, winning the British and European Forumula Renault Championship for Manor Motorsport in 1994 at age 18. When he left school, he decided to stick to the world of finance, and joined Spear Leeds & Kellogg where he trained as a trader. He then went on to join London finance house Nordic Options as a senior trader.
When he's not making money, James is a keen sportsman. Along with Pippa, he loves to ski...
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...cycle...
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...swim, and run. The couple completed the 47-mile Otillo swim-run competition in Sweden, and have taken part in a number of other races and events including Norway's Birkebeiner, the world's largest ski race.
