Pippa’s pearls of wisdom are past their sell-by date!

PIPPA MIDDLETON famously shared some profound fitness and lifestyle insights with readers of Waitrose’s Weekend magazine. In her regular column, the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister enlightened her followers with pronouncements such as this tennis tip: ‘I’ve been advised to keep two feet on the ground when hitting strokes.’

But no more, alas. I hear that following a shake-up of the publication’s editorial management team, Pippa’s services are no longer required. Pippa, below, first joined the magazine in 2014. She went on maternity leave shortly before she gave birth to son Arthur, now eight months, although she was expected to return to her role. However, now Waitrose sources tell me the partnership is over. One says: ‘It was good while it lasted but now that there is a new management team in place, it was decided it was time to end the contract.’ Pippa’s final Weekend outing came at Christmas, when she appeared in a festive photoshoot without Arthur. Three months ago, she wrote a piece for Weekend’s sister publication, Waitrose Food.

Fitness fanatic Pippa, 35, who is married to City financier James Matthews, gave the magazine one of its biggest ever scoops when she announced in its pages that she was pregnant.

She went on to give tips on staying in shape during each trimester.

Before that, she would set out on more adventurous expeditions, including hiking in the Peak District, to give the magazine’s 350,000 readers an insight into her otherwise very private life.

A spokesman for Pippa did not respond to requests for comment.