Will Kate Middleton be accepted by the Royal Family?

According to a Daily Mail poll, despite the popularity that Middleton has garnered, the public fears she might face snobbery in the royal palace. 

More than half of the people surveyed think the wedding will strengthen the monarchy, and the public support for Middleton to take over as the future Queen has become considerably stronger. 

A majority of Britons who attended the poll also think that even her parents, Carole and Michael 

Middleton will be excluded from her new life as Princess Catherine. 

45 per cent of the Britons think that the other members of the Royal Family will accept Middleton as an equal. 

Asked whether Middleton would make a good queen, 57 per cent responded with a yes.

Prince William has arrived in New Zealand

Prince William will be in New Zealand on a 5 day tour on behalf of the queen visiting the areas hit by earthequakes and flooding in recent weeks. 

The prince will visit The earthquake whilst not on the scale fo Japan tragically still claimed more than 200 lives and was New Zealand's worst disaster in living memory.Christchurch city centre which was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.3 in terms of its size.

The prince will also fly to Australia to visit the states of Queensland and Victoria which were recently ravaged by floodwaters and which also resulted in loss of life.

Kate is not accompanying the prince on this trip as she's not officially a member of the royal family until they wed on 29th April 2011.

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