Pippa Middleton is an aunt! Her sister Kate Middleton giving birth on Monday not only means that the UK and its Commonwealth realms have a new future king, it also means that the 29-year-old socialite is now an aunt. But while fans are eagerly awaiting Pippa's appearance with her nephew in public, the British press isn't as smitten with her.

The 29-year-old sister of the Duchess of Cambridge is apparently "very excited" about her sister's new baby. A source close to the Middleton family told People that Pippa was "so happy to be an aunt, as I love kids."

She has already seen George Alexander Louis when she and her boyfriend Nico Jackson visited Kate and Prince William's residence at the Kensington Palace after the Prince of Cambridge was born.

And as the world turns its attention on Prince Harry and how he would be as an uncle, it's only expected that the public will also look at Pippa and how she would tackle her role as a new aunt.

Her coverage in the press isn't always pleasant, though. According to the New York Times, the British media's love for the famous sister is starting to wan.

After inadvertently stealing the spotlight at Kate's grand wedding to William in 2011, Pippa has now allegedly become the punching bag of the British press. Her efforts at holding a job is mocked by critics and tabloids alike.

"People here just don't like her," Ingrid Seward, editor of Majesty magazine in London said. "She is not a cook, not a writer, and has not really done anything but get this all off the back of her sister. Generally, there is a feeling that she is simply capitalising off the situation.

After Kate and William's wedding, Pippa was expected to become a ladies-in-waiting for her sister. But instead, she has had various careers.

She was paid by Penguin Books £400,000 to write a book on party planning, which, unfortunately, tanked at the bookstores. Celebrate not only sold just over 2,000 copies in its first week, it was also highly criticised for its overly simplistic content ("Because of their size, turkeys are perfect for feeding larger gatherings," "Store cupboards, drawers, or boxes should be packed full of useful odds and ends").

"Look, she obviously worked hard at the book, but it didn't sell well," Ms Seward told NY Times, but added that even despite failing as a non-fiction author, she was still given another writing project.

She replaced Delia Smith, a beloved cooking figure in the UK and an author of bestselling cookbooks, as a columnist for upscale supermarket chain Waitrose's magazine.

"Replacing Delia with Pippa is like replacing Her Majesty the Queen with Kim Kardashian," frequent royal commentator for BBC, William Hanson, said.

Ms Seward conceded, though, that "whatever she does, she will probably be criticised."

Pippa was also slammed when she was hired as a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine in June. Her first dispatch writing on the then-upcoming Wimbledon tournament was met with dissatisfaction from readers, including fans of tennis.

"It was a 4-year-old's guide to Wimbledon," Mr Hanson said. "I personally feel sorry for Pippa. She must have thousands of offers, and she is picking the wrong ones, making a fast buck."

Pippa may not have the support of the media in the UK now, but she is still the darling sister of Kate and now the cool aunt of little George. And as some papers (outside the UK) are predicting, she would be a very hip aunt to the future king of England.

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