What do you get the couple that has everything? Nothing — which is precisely how Prince William and Kate Middleton want it. The thoughtful royals have asked well-wishers to donate money to charities they care about instead of buying gifts.

One U.S.-based charity made it to the quintessentially English couple's list: Peace Players, which uses basketball to bring children together, educating and inspiring young people in divided communities. Find out more about the inspiring organization:

Related: No presents please! Will, Kate set up wedding charity fund

TODAY asked viewers to submit exceptional two-minute videos, with the prize being a paid trip for two to fly first class to London during Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding. Which finalist won the most viewer votes? Al Roker and msnbc’s Savannah Guthrie talk to an Ohio family who will be heading across the pond for a royal vacation.

Watch the winning video submission

Lucky Meredith Vieira! The TODAY host got a unique preview of the most important part of the royal wedding: the ceremony itself. Dr. John Hall, the dean of Westminster Abbey, who will personally lead Kate Middleton to where the Archbishop of Canterbury will administer the vows, shows the inside details step by step.  

Related: Westminster Abbey: 1,000 years of history

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Prince William and Kate Middleton arrive at Belfast's City Hall on Tuesday.

Is Kate going designer? That’s the question of the week after the princess-to-be stepped out in Belfast wearing a $1,040 Burberry coat.

So far, Kate’s fashion choices have shown her to be a model of accessibility. The white Reiss Nanette dress that she wore in her engagement photos, for example, retailed for $310, while the blue Issa dress she wore to announce her betrothal was priced at about $535. Not cheap, but certainly not the price of designer duds.

But her choice of Burberry -- a higher-end designer often chosen by the royals -- may signal a desire to go up-market as she gets closer and closer to joining the royal family. Diana, her fiancee’s mother, was known for her high-fashion choices, often appearing in dresses costing many hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.

Yet despite its price tag, the Burberry coat is flying off the racks just like the blue Issa dress, which sold out within 24 hours of Kate’s appearance: The designer told the Windsor Knot that very few of the beige, belted wool trench remain in stock, and those only in certain sizes.

A gray model from the 2011 collection will be restocked. But sorry, Americans: If you want to dress like Kate, you'll have to head to Europe -- that coat isn’t yet available on this side of the pond.

Kate Middleton was an instant hit with well-wishers when she accompanied Prince William on a day trip to Northern Ireland this week. The cold weather didn't dim her smile or her willingness to shake numerous hands as she chatted to royal fans.  

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Looks like kids can finally get into the royal wedding hoopla! "Mr. Men" author Adam Hargreaves has revealed a new character – "Little Miss Princess" – to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. According to the book's description, the title character will deal with issues of tardiness:

"Little Miss Princess has been invited to a very special wedding - a royal wedding! But she's given her maids and butlers the day off work. Will she get there on time?"

This sounds like something Camilla would read to her granddaughter. (The Duchess of Cornwall prefers cautionary tales regarding royal wedding attendance.)

The splashy, large-format coloring book comes with two pages of stickers and a personalized wedding section for fans. You can order it at Amazon.com.

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Kate Middleton may have gotten a bit of press for her pancake-flipping skills, but she finally hit the jackpot: her very own funny Tumblr.

Kate Middleton for the Win posts photos of the future royal with hysterical commentary, such as one of the pretty Brit looking shocked that's accompanied by the caption “Goodness! Prince Andrew is bringing who to the wedding?”

The site's author, Anne Clark, was intrigued by Middleton, whom she thinks is such a perfect fit for a royal "it's almost eerie." With no shortage of paparazzi photos, creating a Tumblr seemed like the next logical step.

"I'm hugely fascinated by the monarchy," Clark told The Windsor Knot. "Like, do they use Facebook? Do they have bank accounts? Do they make their own sandwiches, ever?"

If Clark had a chance to meet the future royal, however, she'd be offering more praise than ridicule. In fact, if she could manage to say anything, it'd be directed at her style: "It would probably be 'I love your coats.' She's alway wearing the most gorgeous coats!"

Do check the Tumblr out.

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Has Kate Middleton finally picked a dress? (Or two?)

The future bride has reportedly chosen Sarah Burton, creative director of the Alexander McQueen fashion house, to design her dress, according to British press reports. Burton is a constant favorite of fashion risk-takers Lady Gaga and Sarah Jessica Parker, and she even designed Sara Buys' wedding dress when she married Camilla Duchess Of Cornwall's son Tom Parker Bowles.

Several newspapers have jumped on the rumors, despite the fact that both Burton and the company’s chief completely deny the exciting news. “We can confirm this story is untrue," a McQueen house publicist told The Associated Press.

While it seems like a dead end, it’s known that keeping details of the wedding gown a secret is essential for whoever snags the coveted position. British Fashion Council chief executive Caroline Rush told the AP that the chosen designer would be bound by the terms of the agreement to do everything possible to keep their role mum until Kate reveals it on April 29. "Whoever has the honor will be sure not to leak it, that's the agreement," Rush said.

As such, it wouldn’t seem terribly odd that Alexander McQueen would try its best to squash all rumors and mislead the media. Not that keeping a secret this big is any small feat: Elizabeth Emanuel, the designer of Diana’s iconic wedding dress, enforced strict security measures to protect her taffeta creation. Emanuel even locked the fluffy white dress in a safe every night to fend off reporters who snooped outside her doorstep and rummaged through trash bins.

"We used to leave bits of different colored threads and things to put them on the wrong track and we had to put blinds up so that people couldn't peer through the windows,” Emanuel told Reuters. “And we even had a spare dress hanging up just in case somebody did discover the secret."

But while McQueen would be a bold, chic choice for Kate – satisfying those who'd prefer she give her business to a British designer – other accomplished designers with just as many rumors are still out there. Bruce Oldfield, a favorite of Princess Diana's, has been at the top of the rumor list, especially as Kate’s family was seen visiting the designer's store last month. There’s also Daniella Issa Helayel of Issa, responsible for Kate’s popular sapphire blue engagement dress.  

Until April 29, we’ll just have to keep up with the rumors.

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A series of family photographs of royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton were released today, showing her growing up -- from a young child to Prince William's girlfriend. The five photographs are from the Middleton family album and released for the first time today. The Royal Wedding is scheduled to take place on April 29, at London's Westminster Abbey. See more Royal Wedding coverage here and visit our Royal Wedding blog, the Windsor Knot.

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Kate Middleton, aged three-and-a-half is seen on holiday in England's Lake District.

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Kate Middleton, aged four, left, with her father and sister Pippa, in Jerash, Jordan.

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Kate Middleton, aged five.

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Kate Middleton smiles following her graduation from St. Andrews University, Scotland, on June 23, 2005.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton pose together following their graduation from St. Andrews University, Scotland, on June 23, 2005.

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Britain's Royal Mint has revealed another coin — this time, to honor next month’s royal wedding. While it’s certainly an improvement over the engagement coin, it’s still not a spitting image of Will and Kate. The two are pictured gazing into each other’s eyes, but William looks spacey while Kate is focused and toothy.

The £5 pound coin, which will become legal tender on March 16, has been approved by William, Queen Elizabeth and the government. "Public interest in this great event is already huge, and building every day, so we are anticipating massive demand for these official commemorative coins," the Royal Mint said on its website.

The last commemorative coin, produced in December, was also approved by the prince and the queen, but that didn’t stop fans of the royal family from expressing their disappointment.  The Washington Post thought it better resembled Barbara Bush and Al Gore, and even 98 percent of Windsor Knot readers voted that the coin looked nothing like the newly engaged couple.

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How is the Duchess of Cornwall training her 3-year-old granddaughter Eliza to perform at only the biggest wedding of the year? Camilla’s bridesmaid boot camp includes a tough reading schedule – of “Angelina and the Royal Wedding” from the “Angelina Ballerina” series, according to the U.K Daily Mail.

In the book, Angelina the mouse is preparing to be a bridesmaid at the summer palace of Mouseland. Ironically, the beloved rodent is so busy dancing that she completely forgets about the wedding and nearly misses the nuptials. (Perhaps it’s more of cautionary tale? Way to scare the kids, Camilla.)

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Eliza is the child of Laura Lopes, Camilla's only daughter from her previous marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles. It’s reported that Camilla is quite the doting grandmother to her grandchildren, some of whom seem to need royal coaching. Other bridesmaids at Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding will include:

• Lady Louise Windsor, 7, daughter of William's uncle, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
• The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones, 8, the daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley and Prince William's second cousin. She first came into public spotlight in 2006, when she Prince William swung the delighted 4-year-old into the air as they were walking to church for Christmas Day service.
• Grace van Cutsem, 3, godchild of Prince William. The royal family and the van Cutsems are reputedly very close and Prince William often stayed with the van Cutsems as a child.

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Can you imagine the Osbourne clan – mumbling Ozzy, loud Sharon and cynical Kelly – being on their best behavior for Britain’s prized royal wedding?

Neither can they.

"F--k no!" said Sharon Osbourne on whether she received a wedding invitation, according to E! Online. "I've got to work. Are you crazy?"

Don't count on Sharon's daughter Kelly Osbourne attending either. “I don't want to go," Kelly said. "I don't know them. Why would you go to someone's wedding you don't know? You'd be wedding crashers but like really five-star. Like, leave it out. I'm fine!"

It's a different sentiment than that shared earlier this week by fellow Brit Simon Cowell, who wondered if his invitation "got lost in the post."

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Looking to spice up your cup of tea? Why not try dropping in a dash of royalty?

A Hamburg company has beaten the Brits at their own game — a cup of tea — by selling "KaTEA" tea bags featuring Prince William and Kate Middleton happily soaking in hot water. Filled with German-grown black tea, they are being sold for a limited time with a greeting card.

If this sort of memorabilia really isn't your cup of tea, then you can always opt for some Kiss me Kate (Middleton) beer.

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With reporting by the Associated Press