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"It&amp;apos;s industry standard for the bride&amp;apos;s parents to pick up the tab for the big day. . . unless of course she&amp;apos;s marrying a member of the royal family.\r\nBut Kate Middleton&amp;apos;s mom and pop are breaking with Palace tradition and contributing a hefty six-figure sum for their daughter&amp;apos;s April 29th wedding to Prince William, a senior aide tells Vanity Fair.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It is something they absolutely wanted to do, and William graciously accepted,&amp;quot; says the source.\r\nMiddleton&amp;apos;s parents,&amp;#xA0;Carole and Michael,&amp;#xA0;worked for years in airline service.  In 1987, they founded Party Pieces, a successful party supply company where Kate used to work.\r\n\r\nThe Middletons&amp;apos; money won&amp;apos;t make much of dent in the cost of the festivities, however, the wedding will reportedly boast a price tag of more than $10 million.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Kate&amp;apos;s feet are still on the ground, largely because of Michael,&amp;quot; a friend of the Middleton family tells the magazine. &amp;quot;He doesn&amp;apos;t get too swept up in the grandeur of her new life, and Kate loves him for that.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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