If you’ve never heard of Alizee Thevenet, it’s because she mostly likes to keep to herself.
Yes, Thevenet is married toJames Middleton, Princess Catherine’s younger brother.
When she started dating Middleton, Thevenet didn’t exactly shout it from the rooftops.
Her identity was only revealed in January 2019, when she was spotted vacationing with Middleton in St. Barts.
Middleton made their relationship Instagram official in May of that year.
Thevenet met Middleton thanks to one of his beloved dogs.
According to Pruen, it was clear from the beginning that Thevenet was the perfect match for Middleton.
Thevenet managed to prove Pruen right.
In fact, she even has her very ownLinkedInprofile.
Thevenet attended Queen Mary University in London before continuing her studies in Brussels.
She’s since worked as a sales and marketing assistant, consultant, and analyst.
She started out as a director and got promoted to her current role in February 2023.
The wind Jean-Gabriel referred to is a sub-tropical trade wind, which the French call the Alize.
Middleton was enamored by Thevenet and plucked up the courage to ask her out on a date.
He also picked up their tab.
Another source later told the Daily Mail that the couple’s relationship was getting serious pretty fast.
The royal wedding in question was that of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston in 2019.
According to theDaily Mail, the wedding was described as the “biggest society wedding of the year.”
“His experience of depression is just one sign of the toll it took.
He seems much happier now he’s found Alizee,” Pruen said.
She added that Thevenet’s ability to handle herself in public is a big asset for Middleton.
“Alizee has helped him settle into his true nature as a dog-loving Englishman,” she said.
Jean-Gabriel Thevenet also expressed his delight at how happy Middleton seemed to make his daughter.
“We keep our fingers crossed for them,” he told the outlet.
“I am not allowed to say how they met, to give away their secrets.
News about the postponement was broken by theDaily Mail.
The new date they picked (which was unknown) ended up not working out for them either.
Middleton revealed this in a post he shared onInstagramin which he celebrated his and Thevenet’s engagement anniversary.
Thevenet and Middleton remained undeterred, however, and they finally tied the knot in September 2021.
Middleton commemorated the joyous occasion onInstagram, sharing a picture of him and a beaming Thevenet.
Shortly before the couple was set to tie the knot, Alizee’s dad died.
“It was a happy day but sadly Jean Gabriel was not there.
He died five months ago.
He was only in his 60s.
It is a real tragedy.
His wife Laurence was at the wedding, of course,” a source told the Daily Mail.
“I know that Alizee wanted her father to be there too.
But it wasn’t to be.
They had to delay the wedding twice and it was too late for him.”
Luckily, Alizee’s mother, Laurence Thevenet, could still be in attendance.
a quick interview, revealing that the dress she wore on her wedding day was extra special.
Thevenet opted to borrow one from none other than her soon-to-be mother-in-law.
Thevenet first got a look at Carole Middleton’s wedding dress while they spent time together in lockdown.
“It fitted me perfectly and was exactly what I wanted.
Aside from wearing an extra-special wedding dress, Thevenet also had very special flower girls.
“You don’t get to know the things in life that people care about.
But that’s the charm.”
It seemed to have been worth it Middleton often shares pictures of Thevenet and his dogs enjoying the countryside.
From that moment on, Thevenet was a fixture of Middleton’s dogs' lives.
“This year we took Mabel on our skiing trip.
Middleton’s excitement was palpable in the post’s caption.
“We couldn’t be more excited,” he started the post.
The post featured Thevenet cuddling the couple’s golden retriever, Mabel, while showing off her baby bump.
