Does anyone else get a Russian-royalty vibe off of bearded James Middleton? James used to be clean-shaven, and he just looked totally boring, but for the past few years, he’s been rocking a beard. The beard suits his face, but he definitely has a Czar Nicholas II vibe with it. This is James’ cover with The Young Director, a digital magazine. They were too fussy with his beard-grooming. And even though we only know the name James Middleton because his sister married a sullen prince, James still thinks it’s “frustrating” that people only know him as Kate’s bro. Some highlights from TYD:
Being known as only Kate’s brother: “Yes, it does get frustrating. I work incredibly hard—just like every other person in business and work. And aside from the fact of — yes, I am the brother of someone very important—I am, at the end of the day, just James.”
Starting Boomf: “I used the stepping stones within the family business” to start his first venture, The Cake Kit Company. “I have only ever employed myself.”
His guilty pleasure: “Ah! Family Guy. I know to some it may not be a guilty pleasure but I absolutely love the show!…Some people think they are just cartoons but I think they are so clever and much more than cartoons.”
Who would play him in a movie: “Leonardo DiCaprio! I would want Leonardo to play me because I believe in his acting mastery. The guy is a genius and he would make me look fantastic.”
Leonardo DiCaprio? Really? And Family Guy? RLY?! As for his complaints about how he’s perceived as only Kate’s brother… dude. The only reason anyone shows any interest in any of your businesses is because of your relation to the Duchess of Cambridge. Your sister made your family relevant. If you want to complain about anything, complain about how the old-money Establishment still views your family as gauche nouveau-riche peasants cashing in on your tenuous royal connection.
As for James’ hard work (cough) on Boomf, his Instagram-printed-marshmallow company, it’s looking more and more like James has another failed business on his hands. Who would have thought that a business model providing Instagram-printed marshmallows to rich people wouldn’t have legs? Instead of “let them eat cake,” it’s let them eat marshmallows. Several weeks ago, the British papers pointed out that Boomf is thousands in debt for the third year in a row. For 2014, Boomf had a £23,000 loss. He owes creditors £76,394. Perhaps it’s time for Uncle Gary to step in with another shady business deal and take care of his nephew?
Final story, I promise: Vanity Fair has a piece about James and his girlfriend of two years, Donna Air. He still hasn’t proposed, but a source tells VF that Donna and Carole Middleton get along pretty well and Carole thinks Donna “has a great work ethic.” How is “work ethic” important to Carole again? She’s ambitious and hard-working for sure, but she raised three kids with very strange ideas of what constitutes “work.”
Photos courtesy of TYD and WENN.
