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Royal weddings to commoners more common

Becoming royalty was once the stuff of fairy tales. Now, upward-climbing regular Janes or Joes actually have a shot at a palace suite. And it's not only happening on shows like "Gossip Girl," where Blair is marrying the fictional prince of Monaco: It is becoming reality. Kate Middleton, the daughter of two former flight attendants, became the most high-profile commoner to hit the big time when she
/ Source: TODAY contributor