[post_page_title]Snubbed by the snobs[/post_page_title]
Of course, while Pippa might have had a knack for befriending the social elite, she did face her share of backlash. Some people looked down on her because she was trying too hard to find someone above her status. Kate received similar criticism, especially regarding her relationship with William.
It seems that people didn’t entirely approve of the Prince being with a woman who wasn’t already of royal standing. They referred to the future monarch as “marrying ‘out’ of [his] class,” and compared Kate and Pippa to the Bouvier sisters.
