James Middleton Describes ‘Packing Up the Car and Driving Somewhere’ for Childhood Vacations with Sisters Kate and Pippa

James Middletonis shedding light on his family vacations, past and present. In a Dec. 29 interview withThe Sunday Times, the younger brother ofKate Middletonopened up about vacations when he was a child with older sisters Kate andPippa Middletonand their parents Carole and Michael. “Holidays tended to be packing up the car and driving somewhere,” James, 37, told the outlet. “My parents, sisters and I would visit different places in the Swiss Alps each summer, such as Les Masses, or we’d go to Avoriaz in France.

James Middleton Shares Adorable Photo of Son Inigo on Skis and Reflects on Past 'January Blues'

James Middleton at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in Berlin, Germany on Nov. 8, 2018.Photo:Matthias Nareyek/Getty Matthias Nareyek/Getty On Jan. 9,Kate Middleton’s younger brother posted photos of a recent skiing adventure with Alizée and their 1-year-old son onInstagram, and wrote about navigating the “January blues.” James, a pet food entrepreneur, has been open about his previousstruggles with depressionand said he finds solace in taking life one day at a time.

James Middleton Thinks He Might Be Even More Well-Known for Something Beyond His Close Links to the Royal Family

James Middleton attends the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2019 at Tate Modern on Sept. 3, 2019 in London, England.Photo:Jeff Spicer/Getty Jeff Spicer/Getty One might think thatJames Middletonwould mostly get recognized for his close association to the royal family — but he claims he’s more well-known for an entirely different reason. “But people sometimes reach out to me on social media to say they’ve seen me with the dogs,” he added.

James Patterson Gives $500 Holiday Bonuses to Hundreds of Bookstore Employees: ‘Booksellers Save Lives’

James Patterson in October 2024.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty Jamie McCarthy/Getty James Pattersonis supporting local bookstores again this holiday season. The 600 people working at bookstores — including Birmingham’s Thank You Books in Alabama, Cedar Falls’ The Nook in Iowa and City Lights Books in San Francisco — are each set to receive a $500 bonus. Patterson told ABC in a statement through his publisher, Little, Brown and Company, he’s happy to support independent bookstores and their staff.

James Spader's 3 Kids: All About theBlacklistStar's Sons Sebastian, Elijah and Nathaneal

James Spader; Elijah Spader.Photo:Mike Coppola/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Tasia Wells/WireImage Mike Coppola/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Tasia Wells/WireImage James Spadermight be known for playing antagonists and morally ambiguous characters, but in real life, he’s a family man as a father to three kids: Sebastian, Elijah and Nathaneal. TheBlacklistactor first became a father in 1989 with the birth of his son Sebastian, whom he welcomed with his wife at the time, Victoria Kheel.