diana was an aristocrat. kate was a commoner. she grew up away from estates and buckingham palace. it s in an area of outstanding natural beauty. reporter: john hailey is an innkeeper. a small sleepy village 55 miles west of london. he met middleton s 14 years ago when they first came into his pub, the old boot inn. a very nice family, down to earth. a lovely family. they are not wealthy. reporter: solidly middle class? hard working folks. reporter: carol and michael 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
it s in an area of outstanding natural beauty. reporter: john hailey is an innkeeper. a small sleepy village 55 miles west of london. he met middleton s 14 years ago when they first came into his pub, the old boot inn. a very nice family, down to earth. a lovely family. they are not wealthy. reporter: solidly middle class? hard working folks. reporter: carol and michael 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. a simple life in the quiet english countryside. the closest the middleton s got to the royals was watching
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 are not wealthy. solidly middle class. solidly middle class, hard working folks. carol goldsmith and michael 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 english countryside. friends say the closest the