- [Kate is in her bedroom cutting out photos of Prince William, her mum Carol knocks on the door and Kate stops and looks up]
- Carole Middleton: [pleased] Someone obviously made an impression.
- Kate Middleton: [continues cutting out a photo] He seems kind. Has a nice face.
- [Carol picks up a magazine with WILLIAM: BORN TO BE KING printed on it]
- Carole Middleton: His *mother's* face is what he's got.
- Kate Middleton: Has nice eyes too.
- Carole Middleton: [looks through the magazine] Well... you never know.
- Kate Middleton: [scoffs] Mummy, he's a royal prince!
- Carole Middleton: [sits down next to Kate] So, when I first met your father, he was *way* out of my reach. You know, I was just a lowly stewardess. Trolley dolly... while his grandmother had been friendly with the Queen's aunt. His father was an RAF pilot who'd flown with Prince Philip!
- [sighs]
- Carole Middleton: I felt like the luckiest woman in the world. And *then* I started the family business... and became *so* successful that your dad was able to leave his job and come and work *full-time* for something I'd created. Then I realised that it maybe was the other way around... that he'd been lucky to have me. Never underestimate yourself. Never think there's anything in this world you're not good enough for.
- [Kate considers this and Carol walks out of the bedroom]
- [people are gathering in a street in London where Princess Diana and Prince William are selling Big Issue magazines]
- Carole Middleton: [awestruck] It's Princess Diana!
- Princess Diana: [to a passerby in the crowd] Thank you. Merry Christmas.
- [Carol and Kate make their way towards the crowd]
- Princess Diana: [to someone in the crowd] Know what? Here, can we have some more of yours? We're selling out.
- Girl: Diana, can I have one, please?
- Princess Diana: [chuckles] Thank you very much.
- Carole Middleton: [to Kate] Here's a pound.
- Kate Middleton: [insisting] No. More than that.
- Princess Diana: [to someone in the crowd] There you go. Merry Christmas.
- Carole Middleton: [gives Kate a £5 note] Here you go.
- Princess Diana: [impressed] Selling like hotcakes!
- [Carol and Kate approach Diana and William and Kate offers the £5 note]
- Princess Diana: [grateful] Ooh, that's *very* generous. What's your name?
- Carole Middleton: [quickly cuts in] Catherine.
- Kate Middleton: [trying not to laugh] Uh, Kate's fine.
- [Kate looks at William and he her stare at each other for a brief moment]
- Princess Diana: [to William] Say thank you to Kate.
- Prince William: [clears throat] Uh, thank you.
- [William gives Kate one of the Big Issue magazines]
- Princess Diana: Merry Christmas.
- Carole Middleton: Merry Christmas.
- Queen Elizabeth II: University hasn't been easy, by the sounds of it.
- Prince William: [chuckles lightly] No.
- Queen Elizabeth II: If what Harry said is true, and your dissatisfaction has more to do with... affairs of the heart...
- [Williams smiles and picks up his jacket]
- Queen Elizabeth II: Well, what else would one call it?
- [William thinks about this for a brief moment]
- Prince William: [simply] Dating.
- Queen Elizabeth II: Oh, yes. I don't know that word because we didn't do that in my day. We met someone, then married them and got on with it.
- [William puts on his jacket]
- Prince William: [gladly] There's certainly no danger of marriage in this case. There's no danger of... dating either. I've made a mess of it.
- Queen Elizabeth II: And you don't want to hear anything about other fish in the sea? Or encouragement to make another go of it?
- Prince William: Well, if I did that, it would be another word you don't know... stalking.
- Queen Elizabeth II: Actually, I *do* know that word.
- Prince William: Oh.
- [they both chuckle softly]
- Queen Elizabeth II: [wise and encouraging] Don't lose faith. I'm a *firm* believer that what was meant for you won't pass you by.
- [Queen Elizabeth looks up]
- Queen Elizabeth II: He makes sure of that.