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Prince charles and princess diana drew one of the biggest global tv audiences ever. and now their first son's engagement appears to be setting the stage for much the same. william is just behind his father to become king of england. and his engagement to a woman who grew up in the middle class is a sensation. >> it's quite a daunting prospect, but i take it in stride. but william is a great teacher. hopefully he'll be able to help me along the way. >> reporter: kate middleton grew up just outside of london. her parents, self-made millionaires from selling children's party supplies, raised kate...

Well, as you may have heard by now, maybe you haven't, this time next week, prince william and kate middleton will be husband and wife. they'll be married next friday morning at westminister abby in london. the wed willing be a lavish royal affair watched by people all over the world. despite the extravagance expected, it seems that everybody who knows the couple say they're pretty down-to-earth people. one correspondent says that william doesn't even like to be addressed as prince, that he likes people to call him william. the bride and groom met in college and found romance, which hit the sk...

Of them leaving a nightclub in london. william proposed to kate in october of last year, while on vacation in kenya. since their engagement, the couple have been spotted at various public events, including a boat naming and dedication. now they live with one another on an island, off the coast of wales. william is 28, kate is 29. both still speak of life goals like any 20-somethings. he has his military career, and several charities. she's shown past interest in photography. so why the long wait for engagement? the gulf between his royal life and her regular upbringing is at least part of it. ...

To push his son towards marriage. >> if william doesn't want to get engaged, if he doesn't want to go fully public, charles is more than happy with that. >> reporter: the clock is ticking and big events like prince philip's 90th birthday could push any wedding into 2013, when both william and kate would be 31, late by royal standards to start a family. diane -- >> many british are getting impatientant and want to see a royal wedding sooner rather than later but they think this will all work out eventually. charles was already 32 when he married diana. back to you. >> i think they're great, for...

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