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Pippa Middleton and husband win battle to stop locals walking through £15m estate

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Pippa Middleton and her husband James Matthews have won their battle to prevent the public from walking through their Berkshire country estate. A Government-appointed planning inspector ruled on Monday that walkers had failed to demonstrate sufficient evidence of continuous use of a driveway through the couple's Barton Court property over the legally required 20-year period. The decision overturns a previous designation of the route as a public right of way. The estate, which Mr Matthews acquired for £15.5million in 2022, sits just 12 miles from the Berkshire childhood home of Pippa, 43, and her elder sister, the Princess of Wales. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Villagers of Kintbury had long maintained the path through the estate served generations of local walkers, providing a vital connection to a public footpath linking outlying areas with its 12th-century church. Without it, residents said they were left navigating a narrow country lane with no pavements. Backed by the Ramblers'