they've nicknamed her waity katie. and there was the fake she would be marrying above her nation.obbish great britain, a no-no. >> they are self-made folk. of the sort that everybody is supposed to admire but i'm afraid in britain still rather looks down on. >> reporter: her family is decidedly middle class. >> the damning thing, which i'm ashamed to repeat is that her mother is australian and an air hostess. but has done well in the world, and they, the parents make their money from receiving party games and party favors. if you want to give a nice party, you get in touch with the middletons, and you can get streamers and funny hats. >> reporter: but that common touch is what most excites the american tabloids who are eager for a new celebrity storyline. as celebrities go, prince william, i'm sorry to say, you're a c-lister. >> reporter: bonnie fuller of hollywoodlife.com, says a lot of her readers are too famous to remember williams's famous mother, and in the ruthless logic of celebrity journalism, a wedding might be just the thing to raise the royal profile. >> two c-listers,

they've nicknamed her waity katie, suggesting she's waited too long for that ring. there's also the fact that she'd be marrying above her station. in snobbish great britain, a no-no. >> they are self-made folk of the sort that everybody is supposed to admire, but i'm afraid in britain, still rather looks down on. >> reporter: her family is decidedly middle class. >> the damning thing always said about her which i'm always ashamed to repeat is her mother's australian and an air hostess. but has done well in the world. and the parents make their money from selling party games and party favors. if you want to give a nice party, you get in touch with the middletons. and you can get streamers and funny hats. >> reporter: but that common touch is what most excites the american tabloids, who are eager for a new celebrity story line. >> as celebrities go, prince william, i'm sorry to say, right now you're a c-lister. >> reporter: bonnie fuller of hollywoodlife.com says a lot of her readers are too young to remember william's famous mother. in the ruthless logic of celebrity