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
headlines like this, finally, wills gets a girl. for the first time, the palace didn t deny the romance. the couple would retreat behind the protective walls of st. andrews. for the next year, they continued to live together, now without other roommates. they quietly spent more time with the royal family, and it became clear to many that despite her common upbringing kate fit in, perhaps even better than princess diana. kate has shown absolutely no hesitation to accompany them on hunting trips in balmoral and go fishing. diana could hardly to tolerate going to the polo matches of charles but kate has never missed a polo match of william s. reporter: june 2005. the private life william and kate enjoying for nearly four years came to an end. william wales. they graduated from st. andrews and left their world
the story. headlines like this, finally, wills gets a girl. for the first time, the palace didn t deny the romance. the couple would retreat behind the protective walls of st. andrews. for the next year, they continued to live together, now without other roommates. they quietly spent more time with the royal family, and it became clear to many that despite her common upbringing kate fit in, perhaps even better than princess diana. kate has shown absolutely no hesitation to accompany them on hunting trips in balmoral and go fishing. diana could barelile lly tolere going to the polo matches of charles but kate has never missed a polo match of william s. reporter: june 2005. the private life william and kate enjoying for nearly four years came to an end. william wales. [ applause ] they graduated from st.