She is a member of the House of Borromeo, an Italian noble family with historic ties to the Catholic Church and the Duchy of Milan.
She is the third daughter of Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo, Count of Arona and Marion Sybil Zota.
Matilde Borromeo began working on her family's farm in Lomellina after she got her degree in breeding and animal welfare at the University of Milan.
Shortly after she began competing in the equestrian circuit, riding horses she raised on her own.
[10][11] In 2015, Matilde Borromeo served as chief ambassador for the Milano Winter Show and Fiera Verona Cavalli.