Pippa goes global: The very lucrative rise and rise of Her Royal Hotness (and that unforgettable derriere)

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge may be planning their first tour together in the wilds of Canada, followed by Los Angeles.

But wait - someone else has slipped in front of them on arrival at Heathrow and grabbed all the attention.

His Royal Highness Hotness is on tour now.

Pippa Middleton supplies in European capitals, accompanied by companions beautiful and brand new High Street clothes were just as good looking as his behind McQueen dress sashaying down the aisle Abbey in the wake of her sister.

Of course, from the moment it crashed about Twitter on the day of the royal wedding, Pippa has become an international celebrity at a time when having a talent is not a sine qua non for the glory (see Cheryl Cole).

She has been inundated with offers of all kinds imaginable, sometimes unprintable. Those who know are in no doubt that she revels in the attention and intention to use it to his advantage.

"It is the most socially ambitious person I ever met," said an acquaintance, and one of the most enduring.

And even if it weighs job offers, pretenders jostle aristocratic handbags are renamed after her, and she has her sights on becoming an entrepreneur party planning.

And given the fact that it is a magnet for publicity, has a bulging contacts book, determination and energy, only a fool would think it would fail.

This week was the turn of Paris for a taste of this quasi-Royal "It's magic, because Pippa could not resist the lure of a free product of tennis.