The seven best quotes from Pippa Middleton’s axed Telegraph column

PIPPA Middleton’s column for a London newspaper has been axed because it was ‘boring’. So we’ve collected seven ... um ... interesting quotes from her articles.

PIPPA Middleton’s stint as a columnist for a London newspaper has come to an end because … well … people found her articles boring.

The 30-year-old covered a wide range of topics in her Telegrapharticles, from attending a flower market to learning how to make the perfect pancake.

Sounds riveting, huh?

PIPPA MIDDLETON’S LONDON NEWSPAPER COLUMN AXED AFTER SIX MONTHS

If you didn’t get to read one of Pippa’s pieces, don’t panic, because we’ve selected the best quotes from all of her columns:

From her column about playing volleyball with deaf people: “The Deaflympics are hugely popular as an alternative to the Paralympics … The other main difference is that Deaflympians cannot rely on any sounds at all, such as starters’ guns or referees’ whistles.”

Pippa’s behind at the Royal Wedding made headlines around the world.

From her column on pancakes: “I love pancakes but savoury versions aren’t my first choice. I’m more of a crêpes Suzette girl, especially after a day’s skiing when, for preference, I’d eat them outside with the smell of chestnuts sweetening the Alpine air, and chase them with a blast of Grand Marnier to warm the insides.”

From her column on how to make the perfect cocktail: “It’s never a good look for a girl, loitering in the doorways of Soho on a Tuesday afternoon, and the chance of a passing paparazzo was a clear and present danger. But I was there in search of the promised land — or rather Milk & Honey, a renowned cocktail bar that is notoriously hard to find — and was relieved when at last I spotted the concealed door and was quickly buzzed in.”

Pippa Middleton’s book, Celebrate, only sold 18,000 copies.

From her column about hanging up Christmas lights in London: “Until last week I’d never even heard of a cherry picker. Or if I had, I’d certainly never bothered to discover what it was.”

From her column on the Cambridge rowing team: “A pale, minty shade, they almost glow in the darkness and I learn that their colour (being unquestionably more green than blue) is the source of a running joke between the rival universities. When asked the question ‘which Blue are you?’ Oxford will respond ‘well, there’s only one Blue’.

“There’s an old joke that rowers don’t have friends outside the boat club. Given how hard they train, I can’t imagine how they’d have time for them.”

Why didn’t Pippa write articles about interesting things, like the Royal wedding?

From her column on sailing with Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie: “He became the most successful sailor in Olympic history, consolidating his haul of medals — four of them gold — from five consecutive Games: At this point I offered to abandon my notebook and take the wheel again, but Sir Ben declined, saying I was doing ‘just fine’ at calling out orders of ‘lee ho!’ as we tacked to avoid the shipwreck that sits just metres away from The Needles Lighthouse.”

From her column about the New Covent Garden Flower Market: “Now I know to use sterilising tablets to keep vase water clean, understand the benefits of resting an ice cube on orchid soil once a week to release water slowly to the roots, and how to make cut flowers last longer by searing the ends.”

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