Wearing a figure-hugging dress at her sister’s wedding catapulted Pippa Middleton to international attention.
Now, more than 12 years later, an unknown actress has been set on her own road to fame after being cast as ‘Her Royal Hotness’ in The Crown.
Matilda Broadbridge, 19, beat thousands of other young hopefuls to play the Princess Of Wales’s younger sister in the next series of the hit Netflix drama,.
She revealed her excitement to her Instagram followers last week, posting a photo of herself outside her trailer on the set.
Next to it, she wrote: ‘A very short but very sweet trip to crown land. So excited to announce that I’ll be appearing as Pippa Middleton in The Crown Netflix. So grateful to have been a tiny part of this production and for this experience, keep your eyes peeled.’
Unknown actress Matilda Broadbridge has been selected to play Pippa Middleton in The Crown in the next series of the Netflix drama
Ms Broadbridge was cast after submitting a self-made audition tape. She is expected to appear in scenes where Kate tells her family about meeting the future King
Pippa Middleton was catapulted to international attention after she wore a figure-hugging dress to her sister’s wedding
Kate Middleton and Prince William kiss on the balcony after getting married in 2011
Catherine Middleton and Prince William
Pippa with her sister Kate at the book launch of Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Pippa Middleton with her sister Kate and Zara Phillips at the Concert for Diana in 2007
Introducing her Royal Highness: The Crown have cast actress Meg Bellamy (left) in the role of Kate Middleton (right in 2008) for series six of the drama
Her Prince awaits: Meg, who was head girl at St Crispin’s School where she studied drama, will star alongside Ed McVey (left), who has been cast as her onscreen husband Prince William (pictured right in 2008)
Younger days: In addition to Ed, Rufus Kampa (left) played the Prince (right in 1997) at a different stage in his life, depicting his teenage years showing how he and the royal family coped with the death of Princess Diana
Ms Broadbridge – who was educated at the £16,000-a-year Royal High School in her home city of Bath – joins Meg Bellamy, who will be playing Kate, and Ed McVey as Prince William.
With no screen credits to her name, Ms Broadbridge was cast after submitting a self-made audition tape. She is expected to appear in scenes where Kate tells her family about meeting the future King. However she won’t get to wear that striking bridesmaid’s gown, as the drama only covers the future Waleses’ first year together at St Andrews University in Scotland.
Speaking of her dream of becoming an actress, Ms Broadbridge said she has been dancing, singing and acting since the age of three. But she added: ‘It was only around the time I was 13 or 14 that I realised how much I loved acting and that it was something I wanted to pursue.’
She attended the National Youth Theatre before signing with an agency which lists her preferred accent as ‘heightened received pronunciation’.
The first four episodes of the sixth and final season of The Crown will be streamed from November 16. Ms Broadbridge will feature in the final six episodes, which will follow on December 14.
