over. he has the right to be the next king. and, indeed, he will come to the throne better trained than any of the predecessors. >>trace: he has been waiting since his mother became queen in 1952 and before that the longest waiting was king edward who became king in 1901. >>shepard: the queen met kate's parents for the first time today. what the heck went down there? >>trace: don't you want to know? this was at the castle, queen elizabeth and prince philip, and kate's parents, mike and carol middleton meeting for an hour for lunch and dessert, and they would not sell us what was on the menu but they said and i quote, "that it was warm, friendly, and nice." the couple are self-made millionaires because of their party planning business but it