Kate's last night as a commoner

Kate Middleton waves and smiles to the cheering crowds as she arrives at the Goring Hotel in London, on April 28, 2011. Middleton is staying at the 5-star hotel with her family ahead of her wedding to Britain's Prince William on Friday, April 29, at Westminster Abbey.

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