Really, People, Hire An Editor!

What's wrong with this picture, or more specifically, with these words, taken from the people.com article about Pippa Middleton?

In happier times, Pippa and Nico, who works for a bank in Geneva, had took a short vacation in Venice, Italy, in April, just before the birth of her niece Princess Charlotte. A few days after leaving Venice, they were spotted having a romantic dinner date in London.   

And Pippa has been spending a lot of time with ex-boyfriend James Matthews. Not only was he by her side on vacation (along with brother James, his girlfriend Donna Air, and parents Carol and Michael) in St. Barts recently, they also competed in the grueling Otillo race in Sweden together (he was James Middleton's teammate but the group ran half the course as a foursome) . 

So what's wrong? Consider: 

1. In the first sentence of the first paragraph: "had took a short vacation in Venice..." Really? Had "took"? You don't need a Masters in Journalism to know that it should be "had taken." Really. 

2. In the second sentence of the second paragraph, Pippa's mother's name is misspelled. Non-royalty buffs might not know that her name is spelled "Carole," but I don't think it's expecting too much for the people at People to know. Really. 

Finally, for extra credit, there's an extra space in front of the period at the end of the 2nd paragraph, which just makes the whole thing look messy. 

Read the article here.