Kate Middleton's Hometown Invaded By Tour Buses (VIDEO)

The tour buses have descended on Buckleberry, England, otherwise known as the hometown of Kate Middleton. The town, which sits near a major highway, makes for an ideal stopping off point for tourists en route to Oxford or Windsor.

The BBC followed one group on their tour of the town, which includes stops at the church where Kate was baptized, her school and the local pub, Bladebone Pub & Restaurant.

The pub's owner, Simon Kelly told the Associated Press in January that most locals are amused and not upset by the media attention, saying "It's good because it will bring more trade in, but bad in the sense that people here like a quiet life, that's why they're here."

The owner of the local inn, a tight-lipped fellow, did give the BBC one exclusive: he's on the guest list for the spring wedding.

Meanwhile, thousands of tourists are expected to flock to London for the April 29th festivities, with hotels widely sold out and flight bookings maxed.

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Comments

[lunacougar]

09:29 PM on 02/21/2011

Just a chunk of "Minor Royalshire" that lies to the west of London in the Thames valley. Pretty but unremarkable. I wish US tourist would get "off the trail" & see some of the other parts of England, East Anglia is beautiful & known well to a previous generation who served in the 8th Air Force, So much better than the traps like Stratford on Avon or Windsor.

[leorangerie]

05:00 PM on 02/21/2011

What the royals do for tourism in England is incalculable. Greatest PR of any country in the history of mankind.

[eliteandproud]

01:09 PM on 02/21/2011

This is a better story: I'm already queasy from all the hype!

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