Photos: The life of Kate Middleton
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MARIE-PIERRE FEREY --- (FILES) This photo taken on November 16, 2010 shows Michael and Carole Middleton, the parents of Britain's Prince William's fianc�e Kate, at their home in Berkshire, southern England. The rise of royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton's family has been hailed as a shining example of social mobility but that has not stopped sniping from the press and royal watchers. During the eight-year romance between their eldest daughter and Prince William, who will marry on April 29 in London's Westminster Abbey, Kate's parents have been tight-lipped and wary of engaging with the press. AFP PHOTO / STEFAN ROUSSEAU / POOL (Photo credit should read STEFAN ROUSSEAU/AFP/Getty Images)

