but basically, david was saying this is kate middleton's coat of arms. >> that's kate middleton's coat of arms with the three acorns middleton, so middle tone, three different colors. the acorn symbolizes little beginnings and a great big tree like the middleton family fortune. and then these are the royal arms. >> now that they've been married -- >> they show it where they together, yes. >> what is that called? >> called impaling. it sounds unpleasant but very dignified. >> other than the fact that i've scribbled throughout this program. >> me, too. >> i'm very excited to take it home. so a very modern wedding for a very modern couple. and we've got some highlights, i believe, of some of the moments that might have taken place while you were possibly sleeping. because after all, this happened very, very early, at 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. this is pippa middleton. she was the maid of honor. she's, by the way, incredibly gorgeous, isn't she? >> she's gorgeous. she's also dressed by alexander mcqueen. i believe the braidsmaids' dresses were probably done by the same house because it's

middleton arriving right now. carole middleton, arriving with her son, james. katie? >> carole and james are due to arrive -- very close, mother and son. james, must be a little nervous, diane, because he's going to be giving a reading. he's the only one giving a reading. and carole also, very nervous. this is her daughter's big day. this is a day that carole middleton has been waiting for for many, many years. >> carole middleton, i'm told, wearing a dress by katherine walker. that doesn't mean much to me. >> it means a fair amount to me if she is wearing katherine walker. that was one of the late princess' favorite designers. katherine walker and diana had a very close relationship. >> and he was in charge of the cake. >> he works for a cakemaking company. this is a family business. i think really, barbara, it's a way of keeping the family under the umbrella, in the fold. >> and carole middleton is 61 years old. she started the family business, right? >> carole middleton, she is a very driving, entrepreneur woman. she started her own party planning business. her gra

william paul middleton and catherine elaine middleton. what can i say? i'm a magnet for this kind of thing, katie. >> all right, michelle, thank you so much. obviously the noise is deafening. let's go to buckingham palace, where erica hill is there, with some of our special guests. erica, i imagine the anticipation is building there right now. >> katie, it definitely is. i'm going by our cbs news royal contributor victoria arbiter and also david emanuel, the man behind diana's dress. 30 years ago, and we've been watching it, and there's just fantastic commentary coming out of it. you can feel the energy building. they're preparing to come right behind us, here, right down at buckingham palace. but as we watch them in the carriage, david, you were there 30 years ago, we watched the replay of charles and diana, they didn't really look at one another as they came out of the church. this couple from the moment they saw one another this morning, they seem to have their own language, their own looks. >> she's very composed. looked absolutely natural. looked ve

in three generations the middleton family has gone from a mining village to the royal palace. the bbc's world correspondent has a slower -- closer look at the journey and some warning, the feature contains some flash photography. >> she's about to step in one of the most exclusive families in the world. the story of katherine middleton is remarkable enough as it is but how much more remarkable it becomes when you trace her family background, because the line through kate's mother carol's side of the family leads back in just three generations to a pit village and to a family of coal miners. this is in county durham, for generation this is was a coal mining community and for generations kate middleton's ancestors lived here and worked down in the mines. yes, kate middleton, the future queen of britain is the great granddaughter of the family of durham coal miners and it's thanks to generations of formidable women her family has moved from coal pit to palace. kate's great grandmother elizabeth temple was shirley's aunt. she remembers her determination to find something better. >

. -- this is a 34 diana and kate middleton. they came from working-class stock and descended from coal miners. i think if she had not laid the to go to ther a decadkate right schools and if she had not shepherded kate and william through the famous break up, none of this would have been happening. the mothers of the bride and groom are very much felt here. >> there was a story that kate middleton had a picture of the prince on her wall even before she got to school. >> if you set your sights on anybody, it might as well be the future king of england. diana had the same kind of interests in prince charles as a young woman. carroll has said -- kate has said it was the calvin klein got she had on her wall. i have talked to her friends to said, she had a picture of william on her wall. it was a photograph of william taken with prince charles fishing at balmoral, and kate had ripped charles out of the picture. >> we will take a quick pause. there is so many different theories as to what the breakup happened. maybe it had something t

middleton with a flight attendant. and mr. middleton also. >> he was a dispatcher when he met her. and they started a business together, which became enormously successful. and there they are, waving. a wonderful moment. for all of the pageantry and all of us watching, it's a personal day, for a young woman, marrying a young man, waiting for her at the end of the aisle. when we come back, we're going to show you the ceremony. [ female announcer ] at the jcpenney biggest sale of the season... ...save on everything! no exclusions! don't miss big buys now hrough saturday... ...like worthington essentials shirts -- just $14.99... ...and $14.99 st. john's bay and arizona shorts. choose your color with $59.99 protocol carry-ons... ...and save big on diamond jewelry -- just $59.99 each! plus with jcp cash, get $10 off when you spend just 25! no exclusions! unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. ♪ are you having any joy? ♪ what you getting out f living? 7 ♪ what good is

without him we might never have heard of kate middleton. he was her great grandfather, thomas harrison. he got himself out of the mines and picked up a trade. he became a carpenter and moved to london. that entrepreneurial spirit was handed down to kate's mother, carol middleton, who started a party supply company in the family's backyard shed. the business was a hit and helped pay for kate's private education, which led her to st. andrew's university, the same college prince william attended. >> common adjectives used to describe kate -- friendly, sporty, down to earth. >> reporter: megan tevrizian, a reporter for knsd tv in san diego, was in kate and william's graduating class. >> she immediately became friends with some of prince william's friends. >> reporter: you'd go around the corner and there he is. >> yes. >> reporter: because he's in the same dorm. >> yes, a lot of my friends would talk about how they would go around the corner and there prince william would be. he was just a normal guy, especially considering who he was. very fri

but the one thing we mustn't think of is kate middleton as being common. she's had just the same education as william. in fact, she is a new style of royal bride. she's a university girl, and she's clever, and she's confident, and at ease in her skin. unlike poor diana. who was so nervous to begin with. >> she's also ten years older than diana was. >> exactly. she's ten years older. but it's the level of education. this is the most equal royal marriage that's ever been. they're both university school graduates. >> it's kind of shocking. i think people at home, ingrid, might be surprised to hear this is the first person who graduated from a university to marry into the royal family. >> that's true. but, if you remember, in the old days, often people were educated at home by governesses. girls in this country didn't go to university. it's a fairly recent phenomenon. surprised by that. >> and there's another way that arbiter, and that is that she living with prince time before they have actually tied the knot. and, you know, that might have been scandalous ba

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middleton, his father-in-law. and a lip reader from one of the news organizations was that he said, we were supposed to have just a small family affair. >> you look at them and we had some comments here on the set while we were watching. you thought they looked nervous, cam mill will. that's understandable. probably 2 billion reasons to be nervous. >> i think so. but i think kate's glamour and beauty outshines here. she looks amazing. meredith and i have been welling up. such a fairy tale dress. so reman tick with the lace and the veil. >> as does pippa as well. so fitting. >> i was very impressed. we're now mile and half away from westminster abbey. crowd gathered here. as the vous were said, andrew, after each set of vous, cheers went up here in the crowd behind us. >> all over london. hundreds of thousands of people listening to this on loud speak ners the parks as well. i caught an echo of them cheering, too. >> so much for any rain. the sun is shining to brightly. >> they'll soon be returning, 1,900 in the ch

if you are the kate middleton of the day. >> reporter: for kate middleton and her braids maids, it will be a four-minute walk to the altar. four minutes through history. the deeming of westminster, dr. john hall, will conduct the service. are you nervous? >> i feel even slightly nervous now. >> reporter: i think it will be easier. >> i shall feel a little nervous. but i think excitement and nerves are pretty close. >> the monarchy is all about what we experience in westminster abbey, which is the miracle, and sadness of death, and new generation of life, that is symbolized in a wedding. >> oh. absolutely breathtaking. and we're hearing a little about the vows tomorrow. >> we know, now, that kate will not promise to obey. instead, she will vow to love, comfort, honor and keep her husband. princess diana did not use the word obey. sarah ferguson did. both marriages ended in divorce. it doesn't matter very much, i guess, what you say, vow. obey, do not obey. you just have to hope for a good marriage. >> we do wish that for them, as always. we'll see you live, 4:00 a.m., co-anchoring with d

it's not just royals, and it's william and middletons. it's not just kate. it's a modern marriage. >> it's a modern marriage. >> of a very modern couple. it's a wonderful background of history. a bit like kate's dress. which is a modern designer but in a very historic hint. ♪ ♪

we all know kate middleton is the princess bride. but did you know she also sells bicycles and spends her time teaching spin classes in massachusetts. >> we are talking about the kate middleton, who shares same name. good morning, good it see you. this is quite a ride you've been on. kate middleton as a potential member of the royal family and your phone starts ringing, right? >> the phone started ringing after a newspaper article came out about having the same name as prince william's fiancÉe. and my co-workers started playing around with it a little bit and said, she's not here yet, she's having tea with the queen. >> so reporters are beginning to call? >> yes. >> and you're getting facebook messages as well? >> i'm getting a lot of facebook messages. facebook deactivated my account, which was kind of disappointing, because i am actually older than the kate middleton in england and i've been around a little longer and thought it was justified that i keep my account. >> what's it like now? you walk through grocery stores. you see y

when william marries catherine middleton, he's in love with catherine middleton. >> and joining us now live is katie nicholl. >> good to be with you. >> we know what they're doing this morning? >> they're spending private time. william was with the middletons. over the weekend. i think that's a sign of things to come. he's not going to let the family go away quietly. they're probably do a few last-minute dotting the is, crossing the ts. and trying to catch their breath. >> we were talking about it. can you imagine? >> no, i would be terrified. >> hopefully, they are able to take a step back. >> everything has been planned so meticulously. >> even a seating chart. >> it's done. they can just relax. a rehearsal tomorrow night. i think once that's out of the way, it will be calm down time. >> tell us more about who will be sitting where. >> this is fascinating. the thing that stands out the me, the friends, over 1,000 friends out of that 1,900 that will be invited. they are right in the top. in the north and south transit. they'll be with the prime minister, the spencer family. they're ve

kate middleton is getting in the car at the goring hotel. are we thinking we won't get a real good look -- at the dress through the windows of the car? we won't get our first glimpse? >> we'll get a glimpse. >> if the awnings are up outside, we may not see so clearly. but there are going be fundraisers at every angle. photographers at every angle. >>> while we're talking a lot about the wedding, we're also keeping a close eye on the deadly storms back home. they struck about five states. there was a massive path of tornadoes that cut that path. for more on those stories we head back to new york right now. tamron hall is standing by at the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. the death toll is rising across the southern state this morning after the worst swarm of tornados in nearly four decades. jim cantore is in tuscaloosa with the details. good morning, jim. >> reporter: it is almost hard to wrap your hands around it. the whole area continues to be in a certain much and rescue operation. probably will be

there is catherine middleton's mother arriving. to the wedding of her daughter. >> james: we just saw william n. caked and then the queen and prince philip in another twist. we do this so well. referring to the pomp and circumstance involved in a royal wedding like this. in the amount of preparation that went into this. >> justine: the dress was designed by catherine walker of the fashion has. -- house. sky blue in color. i'm sure a lot of mothers of the brides wear something similar to that. >> james: we're talking about have his wedding at a potential $2 billion worldwide. >> justine: that is a third of the world's population there expecting 51.5 million viewers in south africa. >> justine: i know in times square they put in a big tv for people to gather and watch. and we thank you, used all for watching the weather -- wedding. >> james: it was early but worth it. >> justine: i would in the business. the less i would not have missed this. >> james: we expect them to make their appearance on the balcony in 20 minutes. you can only

here at westminster abbey, today, prince william wed his college sweetheart, catherine middleton. at 2 billion people arnold the world watched. no doubt somewhere their parties are still going on here in london. it was a flawless fairy tale of a day. the public mood, buoyant. but at the end, it was not just a public spectacle, but the most intimate of scenes. two young people, professing their love, whose whispers to each other today, some of which we can tell you tonight, reveal so much. in the beginning, it was all anticipation. it is possible that we may get a glimpse of the bride as she gets into the car. but since we weren't invited to the wedding, we wondered, where would be the perfect place to watch? with the people, of course. and so, we hit the streets. on motorbikes. our first stop, hyde park. where over 200,000 people gathered. do you mind that we crashed the party? >> would you like some wine? >> reporter: we crashed the party of two young women who had spent a lot of time getting ready. it was the ultimate drive-in. on the scene, a fairy tale. the prince in uniform,

. ♪ >> all eyes were on britain this morning as kate middleton married partnerships william. they are now the duke and duchess of cambridge. they got married 3:00 this morning, our time, in london. that's where we got our first full look at her wedding down. her designer, sarah burton. many are comparing her dress to grace kelly's dress when she married prince monaco. when she first arrived at the altar, women said, "you look beautiful." they exchanged public kisses -- in fact, two kisses. that's the first time that's happened on the balcony. >>> there was no shortage of watchers here in the bay area. this morning, hundreds people gathered at a british pub in san jose. look around the room. some of the ladies wore hats that looked like royalty as they watched the wedding between prince william and catherine middleton. a low the of the royal watchers say this wed something very important for the royal -- wedding is very important for the royal family. >> we lost diana and people have taken more of a notice on her kids. it kind of modernizes things. this has been good. >> i thi

middleton saludó a la reina haciéndole una referencia. alrededor de un millón de personas, turistas y súbditos británicos saludaron emocionados a la pareja en su recorrido al palacio de buckingham. una vez en el balcón, los nuevos esposos complacieron a sus seguidores con 1 o 2 veces que lograron sonrojar al príncipe william acostumbrado desde niño a la vida pública. la gran sorpresa del día este recorrido convertido de los recién casados, saludando a sus seguidores. uno de los momentos que kate y william demostraron que le darán un nuevo aire de juventud con sello propio álamo anarquía británica y rompiendo con la tradición, middleton se tras lo do en auto y no en carroza a la iglesia. la pareja escogió padrino, el príncipe de harry fue de william. y pipa la hermana de kate fue la madrina. y así terminó como muchos el cuento de hadas. como la boda el resto de la historia ira tranva a transcurr los ojos del mundo. >>> (ríe). >>> creo que hay una fiesta para sobrevivientes. cuéntanos ¿cuál dirías tú que ha sido la s

kate middleton did manage to keep it a secret. but now that we know all about the dress, who made it, let's dig a little deeper, shall we? david emmanuel is well known for creating princess diana's wedding gown. you had a fantastic reaction to it. you immediately loved it. >> oh, absolutely. no question. two words. serene, ultimately serene. and actually, as the performance unveiled, she looked terribly regal. i was just blown away. i couldn't believe. she exuded this confidence. she got out of the car, right, looking ravishing. but she takes her time. she composes herself. waves. very royal. almost as if she's been born to be royal. unbelievable. i was just blown away. she went up in my expectation. i thought there might be a bit of jit wter with the nerves, absolutely not. this princess, as she now is, is definitely had a hand in the making of this gown. she and sarah worked very closely. she knows exactly what she wants. look, she's walking in like a royal princess now. the big shock i had here was seeing the matron of honor in

middleton dad? >> well, apparently he does. he likes their sort of normalness. it couldn't be more different from william's own life. that they're normal people, and you know, it's just a sort of real tight-knit family. >> what do we know this monday morning, four days to go, about the dress, how kate will wear her hair, which tiara she's chosen? >> well, we've heard that kate's hairdresser actually went to st. james's palace to have lessons in putting a tiara on, from hugh, the king of tiaras, and camilla's personal hairdresser now. i'll guess she will wear a tiara. i suspect she'll square a tiara given to her by the queen. sort of lent for a lifetime. i think she would look wonderful in a tiara. and the dress, i think kate might have more than one dress. she actually apparently didn't make a final decision about who was going to design her dress until the beginning of march. i mean, that didn't give them very much time. >> no. >> not for a royal wedding dress with all the silk and the embroidery and everything else. >> just a regular wedding dress, you have to

last minute well fishes for prince william and kate middleton, who appeared separately. on thursday a royal welcome from prince charles' wife. over night fans vie for a chance to glimpse royalty. >> i want to be in the front when it starts. i want to see them face to face. >> reporter: with hours to go before tying the not, additional wedding details begin to emerge. beautiful images and tree lined. highlighting music from some of greaten's great composers. kate middleton will walk down the aisle to a traditional anthem. >> first wedding to a commoner. >> like a fairy fail. in real life. she will become a princess. >> reporter: over night we learned what prince william will be wearing. he will be in a military uniform wearing a red jacket. no sward, though. emily ruben. back to you. >> we have your coverage of the royal wedding. join us in a few hours at 2:00 a.m. we will be live bringing you ever moment of the big day. tomorrow morning, friday morning right here on kron 4. >> the story in the south. devastating and deadly tornadoes there. the death toll has risen to 291

just hours to go until kate middleton and prince william walk down the aisle here at westminster abbey. with tens of thousand already assembling, we are in london where the day of the royal wedding has dawned. a special edition of "nightline" starts right now. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran and bill weir in new york city, and cynthia mcfadden in london, this is "nightline," april 28th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. here in london where it is 7:35 in the morning, and in just a few hours, prince william, the future king of england, will enter westminster abbey behind me here and marry the woman whom he has asked to be his queen, katherine middleton. it is the same place his mother's funeral was held 14 years ago. last night when the prince greeted well wishers packing the parade route it was so like his mother, princess diane nate was indeed poignant. as is always the case of course when a parent is missing at the wedding of a child. before we turn to the celebration about to take place here in london we turn to the tragic story unfol

prince william and kathryn middleton. now the royal party right here in the bay area. >> the local victim among the nine people killed. it's all ahead on the morning news. >>> well good morning, i'm claudine wong. pam cook is off today. we want to start you off with a welcome at your weather and traffic. it felt a bit chilly. when is that warmup? >> it will be this weekend. no doubt about it even though skies are clear, there is a pretty good little breeze out there. it's cool. i saw a 36 out at fairfield. a lot of low to mid 40s. we have 50s, 60s, and a couple low 70s today. we will have warmer weather into the weekend. here is sal. >>> we are-off to a good start here on interstate 880. it's looking good out to the mccarthur maze. and on interstatal 80 where -- and or interstate 880. >>> and we start thousands morning with the continuing coverage of the royal wedding. we will take you out live. you can see the crowd out there watching all of it happen. we brought it to you live right here on ktvu. the two are just arrivi

of course kate middleton is from here, grew up here. also who scored an invite to the coveted wedding. we've got one of them right here, one of the wedding guests is john haley, the owner of the old boot inn. i understand kate and william spent time here at the pub. >> they spent loads of time here before the announcement of the engagement and they have been here lots of times. kate grew up here and this is where they come along, have a drink and a meal. >> reporter: what are they like as a couple? do they hang out? >> they're so relaxed now. they have been coming here for a good few years, both of them together now. kate was born and brought up here. she's been coming in many years. they come in, relax, hi, john. hi, william, hi, kate. so relaxed. >> reporter: were you surprised you were invited to the wedding? >> i have known them over ten years. you think when the announcement comes through, i wonder if i will get an invite and oh, don't be stupid, of course you won't. i was away visiting my mother and there was a phone call. someone

catherine middleton smiled briefly. but, of course, from that momed, she was no longer catherine middleton. the queen had opted for tradition and made william the duke of cambridge. and so she joins the royal family as her royal highness the duchess of cambridge. the marriage register signs, prince william and his wife the duchess of cambridge went forward to pay their respects to the queen before making their way from the abbey to the coronation anthem crowning. and with the formalities over, it was a chance for some of the other principal players, best man and maid of honor, father of the groom and mother of the bride, to exchange views on how it had all gone. that's certainly something all the guests will have been discussing as they took their tales of the wedding home with them. for william and catherine, it was time to face the wider world. it was a slight pause and a deep breath and they were out to face the waiting crowds for the ceremonial crargee ride back to buckingham palace. hundreds of thousands of people

there you see kate middleton walking down the aisle standing next to her father michael middleton. she gave away his daughter to her new husband prince william. today's wedding is truly a fairy tale because kate and her family are considered commoners. she is the first commoner in more than 350 years to marry an heir to the british thrown. >>> president obama will meet with victims of the alabama tornadoes. survivors say that are thankful they made it to the storm but they dot do not recognize their homes. if >> my pictures is gone. all my mothers stuff. and she handed it down to me is gone. it's devastating. >> nearly 300 people have died in the storms that have battered six states. >>> our time now 5:55. the carolina panthers in pro football are hoping the nfl labor dispute doesn't disrupt this falls pro football season. the panthers may have solved their big problem with offense with one draft pick. >> with the first pick in the 2011 nfl draft, the carolina panthers select cam newton. >> the panthers pick that man auburn quarterback during last nights nfl draft. newton is this y

this kate middleton says that prince william is not her type. but she does wish the royal couple all the best. >> wow. you think that maybe she would milk it. get nice tables at restaurants. >> she sounds really over it. two more weeks. hang in there. >>> up next, the stories we'll be following later today, including the latest towns to brace for flooding in the midwest. >>> and also, the new sign of recovery in the quake zone. mickey mouse returns to tokyo. [ giggles ] hey, max. [ announcer ] you can help significantly extend your dog's healthy years. a groundbreaking 14-year study by purina... proves that puppy chow, then dog chow nutrition, fed properly over a lifetime, can help extend his lovable antics up to 1.8 healthy years. long live your buddy. [ laughs ] oh, max. long live your dog. purina dog chow. double dog dare you to try better-tasting than ever purina dog chow.

what is kate middleton wearing to her royal wedding? a look at her options. >> good everyoning, i'm juliette. the st. louis airport remains closed tonight after a tornado ripped through the main terminal and cause severe damage. this camera shows exactly what happened when the twister hit. crews are working long hours to get it reopened. as michael reports, some of the damage is devastating. >> tornado. >> a tornado that struck lambert st. louis international airport tore off part of the roof and blew out the windows. wind howling in and employees running to safety as parts of the ceiling come crashing down. >> we got to the terminal, lights were out. there was glass everywhere. it was open. there was blood everywhere from where people had been cut. >> the damage to the airport is so substantial the city shut it down until sunday morning. except for limited arrival saturday night. >> as you see, we're not going to have the prettiest airport tomorrow. but we will have an operating expairpt it's a good thing for us. >> the closure of the

and soon this is where kate middleton will go from commoner to royal. early morning now, but in just a few hours, the festivities will get underway. thousands upon thousands of people are lining the street. there you see it, tonight show is 23 minutes due to the royal wedding. jimmy fallon is cut short. don't worry. get up at 1:00 art

and the thought that kate middleton will spend her last seven minutes as a commoner on that drive to the abbey with her father. and she will not be known again as kate. >> no. we will know her as catherine. but the moment in the car with her father, very, very special. >> and we keep thinking about the long, long walk at westminster. >> four minutes long. >> four minutes long. the most nervous thing for the bride. >> we have more wonderful people with us. at the abbey, and the abbey has been called the house of kings because it's where the coronations take place. and royal weddings, and only royal weddings can take place. and here to tell us more about it is our own robin roberts. >> good morning to all of you. if i turn, yes, i see westminster abbey. the 16th royal wedding that will held here. and that is the west door, where the royal family, the queen of england, and of course, catherine middleton, will walk through that door a little later this morning. but the doors have opened here at westminster. and with me, i think when diane said formidable guests that we

even kate middleton is a big fan of his. we went to his london workshop today with less than 24 hours to go before the wedding. they were still very busy at work. >>> reporter: it's been round- the-clock production at hat designer phillip tracy's london work room where individual works of art are diligently designed and created. >> like soft sculpture really because all the materials start out flat. but, you know, it's a manipulation of the material that brings it to life. >> reporter: a flurry of fabrics, accessories and no machinery. >> everything is done by hand. and it's really laborious, time- consuming work t takes hours and days. >> reporter: the clock is tick until the nuptials. tracy doesn't deny his head wear will be worn on the middleton side of the family of the wedding but does confirm he will see his designs worn by several guests and some members of prince william's family. princess beatrice will be wearing that? >> yes. she has a beautiful valentino couture suit. >> reporter: this is not the first royal weddi

, kate middleton's fairy tale story from girl next door to queen in waiting. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening and happy easter. it was a difficult holiday sunday for so many in and around st. louis today after a fierce tornado rolled in friday night, destroying much of the airport and hundreds of homes. fortunately, there were few injuries and no deaths. the airport is open again, but not functioning at full capacity. but the big story today was the cleanup effort. people trying to pick up the pieces. and tonight much of the country is bracing for powerful storms. we begin tonight with the weather channel's mike seidel on the ground again in st. louis. good evening, mike. >> reporter: and good evening, kate. tonight this neighborhood looks like a bomb went off. the home behind me flattened by the twister. and on this easter sunday many are saying it's a miracle that no one was seriously injured.

the eldest daughter of carole and michael middleton was raised in the upscale village of bucklebury, refined but not regal. >> on her mother's side, they're made up of coal miners and road sweepers. and then, on there father's side, you've got the land of gentry and solicitors. >> couric: kate attended the prestigious marlborough college, where she excelled in sports, and then went on to st. andrew's university in scotland to study art history. >> she integrated perfectly well with everybody else in the class. in fact, there was nothing distinctive about her at all, i would say, and she certainly didn't behave with any airs and graces. >> couric: but she still managed to attract the attention of a very distinctive classmate. at first, they were just friends, but, cut to 2002, a catwalk and cupid's arrow. >> he'd probably only ever seen her in jeans and a sloppy sweater, and i think it's the first time that william really thought that this... that he fancied this girl that was already his friend. >> couric: unlike the dress, the couple revealed very little publicly. they kept the roma

and we'll have to wait until then to see kate middleton's wedding dress. but the bride-to-be has been shopping for some other clothes. charlie d'agata has the latest from london. >> reporter: cameras snapped and heads turned as kate middleton did some retail therapy before her wedding day. she strolled into a popular boutique to buy her very own kate blouse. it's a frilly, silk top she already owns, the same one she wore in her royal engagement portrait. prince william's bride-to-be is the center of attention, with just days to go before the big event. queen elizabeth paid a visit to westminster abbey where the wedding ceremony will take place. it's the queen's 85th birthday and she handed out gifts to 85 women and 85 men. a holy thursday tradition that dates back to the 12th century. the next time the queen visits the abbey, she'll watch her grandson walk down the aisle. after william and kate tie the knot, the party moves here, to buckingham palace, for a daytime reception, and a royal ball that night. the queen hosted a private lunch for kate middleton'

her name, catherine middleton. but as brides to be, catherine the commoner and diana the aristocrat would arrive at their wedding day in far different fashion. >> it's an irony really, isn't it, that lady diana spencer came from an aristocratic british family deemed to be totally suitable to marry into royalty. and what a fiasco it turned out to be. she was miserable the night before her wedding. >> reporter: after all, she barely knew charles. meeting just 13 times. this notion that diana had been with charles 13 times before they were married, that's almost hard to believe. >> she still referred to charles as sir which is just i think so alien. >> reporter: 30 years later, a more modern match. kate middleton met prince williams at st. andrews. their friendship turning to love. waiting nine years before getting married. charles and diana marrying after those 13 visits. and kate's age, too, diana was barely 20. kate is 29, a few months older, in fact, than william. the average age for a british bride is now 30. the

carole middleton has been an entrepreneur. it's been a story of granl gara gradually moving up. >> her mother has taken some heat. >> the tabloid press kept harping on the idea that her mother was a stewardess. they harped on her. it will not be like diana. no instability, no hysterics. they want someone solid that can take the heat. kate has shown she can. >> will the british press handle her difficultly? >> i think they'll be more careful. they do have some guilt about how they treated i do yan that. they'll get a lot of aggression from william. he's very protective of kate. every time they overstep, he steps in. there's a slight sense they're going to treat them better as a couple. they are, i think, going to get less bad treatment. >> it's been a thrill to work with you. thank you, thank you, thank you. >> it's exciting here. >> knees up. knees up. >>> we're going to go to george. i hope you heard earlier, the wing commander sent out his best regards to those in alabama an those that work as they do in the military in thei

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so this is a kate middleton style has. it's called a fascinator. >> that will be a big hit in boston when you go home, too? >> reporter: i know. i don't know about you. next wedding i'm invited to i'm putting this thing on. it was very exciting though here earlier this morning. the crowd yelled and cheered because prince harry and kate middleton were here for the last official rehearsal before the royal wedding. and they have been whisked in and out. it's exciting. every time the young royals appear. but now the big moment everyone is waiting for is to see that wedding gown tomorrow. 24 hours away. >> yes. it's going to be so exciting. and a very jaunty look, that hat becomes you, paula. >> reporter: there you go. thank you, sydnie and we hope that this royal wedding is just going to be a spectacular show for everyone and they want it to go off without a hitch. the weather is beautiful. >> and are people ready? is this like the super bowl prep where all of a sudden, let's just play the game, for heaven's sakes? are folks i

this week commoner kate middleton will marry a prince. the event here at the famed westminster abbey is being called a fairy tale wedding, but cinderella never had to deal with 24-hour news coverage or a royal family who seems to have scandal in its dna. >> royals are humans like the rest of us, but when human beings are born with sometimes unlimited power and unlimited prestige, they tend to misbehave. royally. >> reporter: marriage and the monarchy later on sunday morning. >> osgood: mavis staples has sung at many an easter sunday service. she's plenty busy the other 364 days of the year as well. russ mitchell this morning will be paying her a visit. >> reporter: this is a platinum record. >> that was a big record. i'll tell you that. >> reporter: from her gospel- inspired hits with the staples singers... ♪ i wrote a song > to her grammy-award winning album this year, mavis staples always keeps her dad's advice in mind. >> he said, let me tell you something. we have to sing in the clubs. you see, the people in the club, they won't go

and kate middleton will be arriving. she will get out of her car and the dress will be revealed because this is the entrance to the abbey itself. >> reporter: the entrance right behind me which is also where at 12:15 bride and groom prince and princess will exit. they will on this a carriage. i don't know if you hop in a big fancy dress. then they will go -- i don't know. then they will do buckingham palace for all the festivities in the afternoon and evening. it was interesting to walk that walk and see lots of history along the way, frank and sydnie. >> how exciting. >> i understand they might do a little dry run tonight. you might catch a glimpse of royalty. a little rehearsal. >> reporter: police dry run. the carriages are going to run -- have a dry run and the vehicles involved because some of the royal family are riding in cars as well as kate middleton will be in a rolls royce so that happens this evening so they can practice the timing of everything. but not the royals, no. they are behind closed doors. >> i can

kate middleton is also a fashion icon around the world. so we are going to help recreate some of her signature looks. the best news is these are great for almost any age, any body type and we are going to make them fit any budget. and finally, the real topper if you will to any ensemble for a royal wedding, you know what you're looking at on the guests in westminster abbey? the head gear. hats. a lady can't attend without one. we are going to do a little shopping and take a long for a ride. >> that's a fabulous hat. that's what everyone is known for. everyone gets one for ascot and everyone gets one for the big social events. is that yours or did you just borrow it? >> reporter: i borrowed this one. but i did pick one out with victoria with hat shopping so we'll do the big reveal on the hats coming up on the show and the one i picked? i have to find somewhere to wear it in the states because i love it. i'm afraid i would look like an idiot on the streets of new york. >> sydnie didn't want to ask you about the hat. all morning she has been

tiene colecciónes dicen que hay vínculos con diana como joyas llevará kate middleton la boda de mañana lleva el estilo único de novios. >> bueno ojos del mundo están puestos en roma el vaticano luce mejores galas en la ante sala de la beatificación del papa juan pablo ii, hay un equipo de telemundo que por cierto visitó la tumba del papa viajero, vamos desde roma con rogelio. >> buenas noches. >> qué tal josé buenas noches aquí ya es viernes en roma. pues sí fíjate que vivimos un fervor especial en la tumba de juan pablo ii todo está listo para la ceremonia del beatificación, la más rápida en la historia de la iglesia católica. >> los visitante llegaron temprano a la plaza, y muchos para ingresar a las grutas dónde han estado restos de juan pablo ii. porque mañana serán llevados al altar principal de la basílica de san pedro. >> dentro de la basílica no podemos hablar en voz alta porque es una falta de respeto. pero atrás se puede ver la piedad de miguel Ángel. una exhumo tura preciosa que además tiene un significado muy especial porque digamos que se contra pone

middleton just came in right before we arrived here. it is a hotel so identified with the queen mother. you may think of her most as the wife in that movie who persuaded her husband to get help with his stammer. >> and down comes her royal highness -- >> all right? >> yes. >> actually quite good fun. >> reporter: we know the bride is going to be arriving in a car, breaking with tradition with the carriage. so, i'm going to take my own route in a slightly less elegant car. within minutes, she'll pass by the place where diana once also set out on this journey. a veil covering her face. a few minutes after that, the crossroads, where once her groom walked behind a casket. and his brother left a note for mummy. and then, she rounds the final corner to westminster abbey. so, pull up in your car and take the walk. it's a short one. not far at all. right up to the doors to the future. >> reporter: and when she leaves in her open carriage and looks out at the streets, the people who have gathered for centuries to watch british ceremonies will b

plus, what is it like to work with kate middleton? we'll talk to a woman who collaborated with her on a line of jewelry. matt? >> we begin in new york with serious news. the fbi has been called in to help investigate the mysterious disappearance of a missing mother. police found krista ditmeir's car over the weekend, her 14-month-old daughter inside. we'll speak to her mother and sister. but first, "today" national correspondent amy robach has the latest on the case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 20-year-old krista was working here as a waitress and raising her daughter. from the moment she went missing police made it clear they do not believe krista voluntarily left her young daughter in the running car. in fact, reports insist instead that krista may have met violence in her car. blood was found in the car according to a local paper quoting the sheriff's office. this as the fbi has been brought in. >> we are making progress. >> reporter: krista's car was found idling at a ski parking lot in new hampshire, 60 miles from he

accompanied by her mother and younger sister, kate middleton arrived at a hotel for her final night as a single woman. looking happy and relaxed, but understandably feeling a little nervous about the big day ahead. the head of the family she is about to join, the queen was at another central london hotel for a reception of foreign royal families who have come to london to attend. the crowds have been gathering. it was to the abbey this morning that the bride came again for what really was the final run through. without prince william this time but with harry and the bridesmaids. the royal wedding official program has been published containing a message from william and kate in which they say they are deeply touched by the affection they have been shown. the vows the bride will take omit the word obey. she will say i katherine elizabeth take to you to cherish until love do us part. the couple chose three hyms. so, tomorrow kate middleton will join a family in the past which hasn't been notably welcome to newcomers. on the eve of this wedding a member of that family has spoken publically

actually, later it will be the middleton show. they are coming out now. >> we are seeing it now. >> we are told this will be at a processional pace. it will take one to two minutes before they make it to clarence house. i'm not sure if she changed out of the wedding gown. it appears she has. >> they are going in different directions. these could be preliminary vehicles. >> but there is a crowd past the trees. you can see a crowd of people perhaps getting ready to say good-bye. >> the first cars are security. they usually drive range rovers. not that they don't know where they are going but a second before the main cars come out. >> it's just a short trip from here to clarence house. >> it's been an incredible day here. i was wondering why people in the circle stuck around. >> now we know. >> not for us. >> one more glimpse. >> they obviously are looking for one last glimpse of the couple. >> this has been the people's wedding. they got two kisses by sticking around here. >> and chanting. they demanded it. >> last night prince will

it's this kate middleton. the american kate middleton. she's a massachusetts resident whose facebook account was deactivated because the social network believed she was impersonating the other kate. she works in a bike shop. she has a good sense of humor about this whole thing. one thing she isn't jealous of, is william isn't her type. that's a problem i have. so many bianna golodrygas running around. >> such a common name. concord, mass, a couple of towns from where i grew up, kate middleton's facebook page has been restored. >>> stay on top of all of the latest royal wedding news with us. on facebook, our real account, that won't be shut down. and twitter, as well, leading up to the special coverage of the big event on april 29th. 4:00 a.m. eastern. >> are you ready for it? >> are you ready for it? >> are you ready for it? three alarms set? >> indeed. >>> coming up on "gma," do you remember your first hair cut? don't miss our "your week in three words" coming up after the break. the conversation, and the food make all who enter feel wel

first, a big decision facing kate middleton, her hair still up in the air. >> my hair is fine. seven different players were among the leaderboard, tiger woods among them, but a man named charl proved to be the >> alan: in less than three weeks prince william and cate middleton will mary in westminster abby. the best list is final, but there's still a lot to be settled. >> at the wedding, not one, not two, but four of williams' ex-girlfriends will be there and a total of two of kate's ex-s, and also guy richie, who will have to leave his girlfriend at home because his invite doesn't have a plus-one. kate's sister will be bring are her handsome boyfriend to the wedding. as the last-minute preparations are taking place, william and kate are set for this last public appearance. >> it's kate middleton's last public appearance before the royal wedding. the next time we see her, she will be stepping into westminster abbey with two billion people watching her. >> no pressure, then. can you national the decisions kate has to make? like what will she wear in her hair. a dilemma every bri