Pippa Middleton

Pippa Middleton: my schoolgirl sports confessions

Pippa Middleton on her memories of athletic achievement – and the opposite

When I close my eyes and think about school sports, I envisage myself on the hockey pitch, stick in hand, a luminous gumshield locked on to my chops and a bandana across my forehead. (Bandanas were all the rage back then.) Boys are watching. I can also hear the booming voice of Mr Markham, our fierce but undeniably fanciable coach, urging us all on.

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