Prince William and Kate plan 'personal' wedding

Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton are hoping their wedding day will be "very personal".

Colleen Harris, a former press secretary to William's father Prince Charles, has revealed the scale of the marriage will not take a toll on the royal couple, who are hoping to keep things "special".

She said: "What I've been told so far and what we're seeing is that it's a very personal wedding.

"I think William and Catherine want to make it a very special day for themselves ... they want it to be the most special, personable, memorable day."

She also believes William's brother Prince Harry will deliver a particularly good best man speech, although she is not sure of the content.

She said: "I think that the best man speech will be very amusing. I can't say what the content will be exactly, but I think it will be very, very amusing."

Colleen - who worked with the royals from 1998 to 2003 - also revealed Prince Charles was a caring father and not "distant" as many would think he is.

She added to ABC News: "He's portrayed as a rather cold and distant father and that's not the person I saw when I worked there. He was very close to his sons, very supportive, and he guided them through this very difficult period."