Royal sister-in-law Pippa Middleton gives birth to her first child

Philippa Matthews, sister of Britain's Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge and her husband James Matthews attend the wedding of Britain's Princess Eugenie of York to Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

LONDON, United Kingdom - Pippa Middleton, younger sister of Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, has given birth to her first child, a boy.

Middleton, 35, first came to public attention when she acted as maid of honour at the 2011 wedding of her sister Kate to Prince William, who is second in line to the British throne.

A spokesman for Prince William and Kate Middleton said they were "thrilled" for Pippa and her husband.

Middleton married financier James Matthews last year. — Reuters