on? i suppose being in that environment was conducive for the friendship taking a different turn and becoming an intimate relationship, which is what happened. but william was having a hard time finding his way, and an even harder time committing. for his 21st birthday, which was called the willenium, it was a huge party at windsor castle. kate was there, but she wasn t the guest of honor. the guest of honor was jeka craig. and the press was all over that. all of a sudden she was the one. other women would also catch william s eye, and that caused rocky moments with kate. finally, in 2007, they split. he almost lost the love of his life. how did william react to that breakup? he realized quite soon after
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