tragedy. trying to get away from the paparazzi. trying to learn from lessons of the past and looking forward to seeing what the future holds. reporter: will this time be different? april 29th, 2011, westminster abbey, the location of the much anticipated wedding of prince william and catherine middleton. ironically, it was this abbey where his mother, princess diana, was laid to rest in 1997. and in the years between that memorial and this celebration, the legacy of diana and the tragedy of her life were critical in prince william s journey to the altar. i think she s probably never far from his mind. i think he thinks about her every day. jules knight says he s been friends with prince william for more than a decade. did he give any inklings about the relationship that he had with his mother? i think it was evident to everybody that they were incredibly close. he s mentioned on a number of occasions that she was never far from his mind. when you re going through
reporter: all haunted by memories of a fairy tale turned tragedy. trying to get away from the paparazzi. trying to learn from lessons of the past and looking forward to seeing what the future holds. reporter: will this time be different? april 29th, 2011, westminster abbey, the location of the much anticipated wedding of prince william and catherine middleton. ironically, it was this abbey where his mother, princess diana, was laid to rest in 1997. and in the years between that memorial and this celebration, the legacy of diana and the tragedy of her life were critical in prince william s journey to the altar. i think she s probably never far from his mind. i think he thinks about her every day. jules knight says he s been friends with prince william for more than a decade. did he give any inklings about the relationship that he had with his mother? i think it was evident to everybody that they were incredibly close. he s mentioned on a number of occasions that
anticipated wedding of prince william and catherine middleton. ironically, it was this abbey where his mother, princess diana, was laid to rest in 1997. and in the years between that memorial and this celebration, the legacy of diana and the tragedy of her life were critical in prince william s journey to the altar. i think she s probably never far from his mind. i think he thinks about her every day. jules knight says he s been friends with prince william for more than a decade. did he give any inklings about the relationship that he had with his mother? i think it was evident to everybody that they were incredibly close. he s mentioned on a number of occasions that she was never far from his mind. when you re going through these sorts of rites of passage where you re growing up and you don t have that incredibly important figure in your life, it must be incredibly difficult because you think oh, i wish my mum was here for that. rites of passage that were not easy gi
carol middleton, a stay-at-home mother stumbled on to a very lucrative career. she had a talent for making goody bags for children s parties, and she really spun it into this internet empire. the family quickly moved up the ladder and within a couple of years they were making millions of dollars a year. hence kate was sent to some of the most expensive and prestigious schools. kate was 13 years old when she arrived at this conclusive school in the english countryside called down house, a school that catered to nobility and aristocracy. when she stepped on campus she was an outgoing girl who loved sports and learning, but soon that all changed. she became the victim of the mean girls in the school. there was malicious gossip about her background because she was one of the very few girls from a working class background attending that school. many say kate became miserable, shy and withdrawn, much like diana when she first went to boarding school. she was very shy, so i didn t r
she became the victim of the mean girls in the school. there was malicious gossip of her background. she was from a working class background. many said kate was miserable, shy and withdrawn, much like diana when she first went to boarding school. she was very shy. i didn t really notice her. reporter: penny walker, diana s music teacher remembers. there was unrest in her home life. that often affects children. reporter: were her bad grades troubling to her? immensely and i think she tried hard. i think her concentration was elsewhere. reporter: on what? family. reporter: with absentee parents, diana was forced to struggle through on her own. the insecurity would stay with her the rest of her life.