Jenice Armstrong: Kate is engaged to her Prince William - will they live happily ever after?

KATE MIDDLETON gets to become the queen of England and live in a palace all because she met a cute guy in college. And she has just been assigned her own bodyguard.

It's a modern-day fairy tale, with a security detail.

The girlie part of me is going to watch every delicious, overblown moment of her impending royal nuptials to Prince William.

In a way, it will be completing the circle because I got up early to watch Prince Charles and Diana's wedding spectacle. I've been following every stage of William's life since before he was even born. I still remember the photo of Diana cradling her firstborn shortly after his birth and the pitiful sight of him years later as he and his little brother, Harry, walked in their mother's funeral procession. I like to think that Diana is watching from somewhere and is comforted by knowing that her little boy turned out just fine even without her. I plan on watching as William takes this big step in his life. I'll probably shed a tear because his wedding symbolizes how, even after the darkest of days and the worst of tragedies, there is hope and even great joy.

Not to mention fabulous dresses and those big English hats.

Get ready to tune in to the royal version of TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress." Which lucky designer will get the honor of designing what's sure to be the most-talked-about and the most-copied wedding gown of the year and maybe even the decade? Will London designer Stella McCartney, whose dad is none other than Sir Paul McCartney, make waves and create a sleek, sexy, thoroughly modern dress for this self-assured and seemingly confident young woman? She has the figure to pull it off. Or will Middleton stick to English tradition and go big the way Princess Diana and the duchess of York did? No sense ruffling any royal feathers so early on, right?

Yes, this wedding is going to be over-the-top and will rub many the wrong way because of its excess. By the time the wedding finally takes place next summer, we're all going to know way more about the nuptials than we probably should. I say, "Bring it."