Confidently embracing her new role as duchess and wife - and with a little help from her husband and stepmother-in-law - PEOPLE reports in this week's issue on the newly minted Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Kate, as she dazzles the world with her real-girl glamour at a series of high-profile events and prepares for her North American tour.

She's been a member of the royal family for just eight weeks, but Princess Kate, 29, has long made one fact perfectly clear: She's got this. Catching her breath in the weeks following her grand April 29 nuptials, she quietly sent off thank-you notes a...

Royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton sealed their love on Friday by exchanging vows in front of a worldwide audience of two billion. The second-in-line to the British throne and his long-term sweetheart became husband and wife in a traditional ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey.

The couple, who began dating in 2003 after they met while studying at university, married in front of a hushed congregation of 1,900 guests, including Britain's royal family, 50 foreign heads of state from across the world, and an array of close friends and showbiz pals.

Outside the abbey, an estim...

What will Kate Middleton's wedding dress look like? Will she kiss Prince William at the alter? See it all live on ABC on Friday, April 29, as the network streams live coverage of the royal wedding starting at 4 a.m.

Will you be watching the big event? One famous U.S. pop star will - Justin Bieber! He said, "I'm going to be in a hotel but will have it on TV. I'm going to order some British food, like fish and chips, or an English breakfast.

"It's going to be an amazing day. It's the biggest wedding I've known and people in the U.S. are crazy for it."

Meanwhile, Elton John insists he's...