Middletons' Petting Zoo Farm Dream Fades

0:00On May 2nd, Pippa Middleton and her husband, James Matthews, just sold off their petting zoo project in Berkshire. They snapped up the 72-acre Buckleberry Farm for 1,300,000 pounds back in 2021, aiming to turn it into a hot family spot. Instead, it bled cash year after year. The place piled up six-figure losses, hitting a whopping debt of 807,543 pounds by this year. In a bid to save it, they pitched plans for a nursery that could handle 25 kids right on the site. Locals pushed back hard, with highways officials warning it would jam up traffic bad. Online, visitors ripped into the sky-high ticket prices that doubled since the takeover, doving it a snooty money grab that lost its hometown charm. The couple fired off a plea to the council, stressing the nursery was key to keeping the farm open for public education and fun. But officials shut it down flat, leaving no room to maneuver. Now a rep confirms they've cut all ties and ownership that farm dreams officially

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