The Princess of Wales‘s sister Pippa and her banker husband James Matthews have at last waved the white flag of surrender over their petting zoo, Bucklebury Farm.
I can reveal the couple have sold the £1.3million Berkshire property, which they bought in 2021 with a view to turning it into a thriving business and family attraction.
Instead, the 72-acre farm was hit by six-figure losses every year, resulting in a debt of £807,543 in 2025, as I reported last year. In a desperate attempt to plug the financial hole, the couple submitted plans to build a nursery for 25 children on the
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