these years, carole and michael middleton and it has been a real sense, i think, of comfort for him to become part of this family and all the years they've been together, nine years, there was so much talk about weighty katie and this was a period for her to become comfortable with his family and understand what life would be like and for the middletons to step up on that part of their life which will change dramatically. >> it is one of the striking contrasts between this and the last time we saw a royal wedding. it certainly is from the view of our own jonathan hunt. our resident briton and fox correspondent who is down below and watching it all with the rest of the commoners. hello, jonathan. >> hey, shep. we just saw the buses passing behind us here taking some of the lower levels of the royals, if there is such a thing as a lower level royal, off towards westminster abbey and in just about a minute or two, we are expecting to emerge from buckingham palace the duke of york, prince andrew, the princesses beatrice of york and