Kate's last night as a commoner

Kate Middleton waves and smiles to the cheering crowds as she arrives with her mother Carole, center, and sister, Pippa, 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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