Royal wedding: back to reality for the Middletons family - Telegraph.co.uk

Pippa, the bride's 27-year-old sister and maid of honour – who has herself become a global household name since Friday – had a taste of what lies ahead when she emerged in the passenger seat of a silver Mercedes C-class coupe mid-afternoon.

Wearing dark designer sunglasses and a white blouse, she also appeared unfazed, smiling broadly as she swept past a line of photographers.

As their new coat of arms, granted by the Queen, and inevitable place at the top table at society gatherings for life attest, life will never be same again for the former British Airways workers and their children.

But after days at the centre of a dazzling global spectacle, the family must now adjust to what will pass for normality.

Their connections to the Royal family could make them the subject of not only curiosity from the media and public alike but even a potential target for terrorists.

But while St James's Palace have urged the media not to publish any photographs of the cottage on Anglesey where Prince William and Princess Catherine will live, there was no overt sign of security being stepped up at the Middletons' home yesterday.

Even the customary police car, which has been stationed outside the converted farmhouse almost around the clock since the engagement was announced last year, was notable by its absence.

The family is however said to have been given personal security briefings but have not been assigned their own protection officers although Thames Valley Police is expected to keep a discreet watch on the property.

The Princess's parents are widely expected to continue living in their home and running their business, Party Pieces.

They may have little choice about that - estimates for their share of the bill for Friday's festivities range from £100,000 to as much as £250,000, including the cost of hiring out the hotel.

James Middleton, the bride's 23-year-old brother, was also showing no sign of taking life easy to enjoy a celebrity lifestyle.

The young entrepreneur, who regularly works 14 hours days, is in the process of setting up three new businesses to complement his upmarket bakery, Cake Kit Company.

For the bride's parents and siblings alike the challenge will now be to combine their new status as royal in-laws with business-as-usual.

As the bunting came down across Britain yesterday, the festive mood continued on Party Pieces – where red white and blue bunting was still proudly on sale at £5.99 a roll.