Overview
- James Middleton, who marked his 39th birthday Wednesday, posted a reflective Instagram message with photos from a mountain hike with his wife Alizée Thévenet and their dogs.
- Royal fashion watchers, including the Instagram account Middleton Maven, pointed out that Alizée appeared to wear a brown Hide Park gilet first seen on Catherine around 2006.
- The new images also offered a rare look at the couple’s low‑key life, building on a story that began when James’s late dog Ella introduced them in 2018.
- They married in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, in September 2021 after COVID delays, and welcomed their son, Inigo, in September 2023.
- James’s memoir recounts how Ella helped him through a 2017 mental‑health crisis, a theme that continues as dogs feature in the family’s shared moments and public posts.