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Robbie Purves

Pippa Middleton and James Matthews' lavish £17m mansion as they celebrate anniversary

Made famous thanks to her sister Kate marrying into royalty, Pippa Middleton is married to James Matthews, the former racing driver turned hedge fund manager who was born a multi-millionaire.

The loved-up couple celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary today, May 20, after tying the knot in 2017 in front of a star-studded guestlist.

The pair have two children together and live in a luxury £17million London mansion, a six-bedroom house spread over five floors in Chelsea.

James is heir to the Scottish feudal title of Laird of Glen Affric, which brings with it a castle-like mansion and a 10,000 acre estate.

He is also the older brother of Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews.

Continuing to build a fortune, James did not attend higher education and instead walked into a job as a securities trader at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, now part of Goldman Sachs.

At the age of just 22, James then became a senior trader.

James and wife Pippa on their wedding day. Among the bridesmaids was Princess Charlotte and Prince George was a pageboy (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

With such wealth between them, the pair snapped up their mansion in 2016 and soon started £1.2million worth of renovation work.

Like her parents, who live in a £4.7million manor, Pippa reportedly favours a private life away from prying cameras.

Unfortunately, this means glimpses of the couple's home have been extremely limited, but we do know some vital details.

The Chelsea abode has a lift for fast access to the property's five floors, and there is a gym and space for their staff.

There is an underground cinema and the recent development included separate male and female dressing rooms with a link to the main bedroom.

If that wasn't enough, the property has an inbuilt nursery for their young children, Grace and Arthur Middleton.

James has a history of investing in property. In his early 20s he bought a Mayfair property for £1.75million, which he then sold for £ 12.75million in 2006.

The London house is now worth an estimated £40million.

It is unlikely their Chelsea home will be the couple's last foray into property, as American economist David Friedman estimated in 2017 that James was "a demi-billionaire or close to a billionaire" with plenty of money burning a hole in his pocket.

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