Why things could get really wild for Pippa’s in-laws . . .

BEAVERS could return to a Scottish glen 400 years after being driven to extinction, thanks to Pippa Middleton’s husband, James Matthews, and his family.

Rewilding charity Trees For Life — working on behalf of a partnership that includes government agency Forestry and Land Scotland and four private landowners, including the Matthews’ Glen Affric Estate — is to apply for a licence to reintroduce the mammals to Glen Affric in the Highlands.

If approved by NatureScot, reintroductions will take place in Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin as early as autumn this year. ‘The return of beavers to Glen Affric would be a story of hope and renewal,’ says Alan McDonnell, conservation manager at Trees For Life.

Pippa’s brother, James Middleton, is a regular host and guest for parties at the Glen Affric estate in Inverness-shire. Pippa’s father-in-law, David Matthews, bought the grounds in 2008 along with the main house, Affric Lodge, set within 10,000 acres.