and through. kate is what the british called a commoner. she grew up a world away from country estates and buckingham palace. >> it's in an area of outstanding natural beauty. >> reporter: john hailey is an innkeeper near kate's hometown, bucklebury berkshire. a small sleepy village 55 miles west of london. he met the middletons 14 years ago when they first came into his pub, the old boot inn. >> they are very nice, a very nice family, down to earth. very easy going, relaxed, a lovely family. >> they were not wealthy. >> solidly middle class. >> solidly middle class, hard working folks. >> carole goldsmith and michael milton met while working for a british airline. they married in 1980. kate was born in 1982. her early years were as ordinary as you can imagine. baptized at a picturesque chapel. she was a brownie and liked to perform in plays and musicals. a simple life in the quiet