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Princess-to-be Kate Middleton has picked her wedding dress designer, says, um, rampant speculation in the popular press and People. Could it be that her mom was spotted going into Bruce Oldfield's atelier in London? People says: "Kate’s mom Carole and her sister Pippa were spotted heading to his store in the swanky Knightsbridge area of London. Photos published in the U.K.’s News of the World show mother and daughter strolling in the street and visiting Oldfield’s store after lunching at San Lorenzo restaurant." [People]