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
but that all changed on that spring day. with paparazzi in tow, william took to the slopes with his new love. we discovered they were, in fact, an item. reporter: it was ironically on the ski slopes exactly ten years earlier that princess diana had begged the paparazzi for privacy for her boys. as a parent, could i ask you to respect my children s space. reporter: now, a decade later, her grown-up son took charge. friend, jules knight? was that sort of an intentional we are going to let people know? of course. you take somebody skiing at the place your family has been going for the last how many years, there s a clear sign that he s saying to everybody, this is the girl in my life. reporter: newspapers ran with
prince william. but that all changed on that spring day. with paparazzi in tow, william took to the slopes with his new love. we discovered they were, in fact, an item. reporter: it was ironically on the ski slopes exactly ten years earlier that princess diana had begged the paparazzi for privacy for her boys. as a parent, could i ask you to respect my children s space. reporter: now, a decade later, her grown-up son took charge. friend juls jules knight. was that sort of an intentional we are going to let people know? of course. you take somebody skiing at the place your family has been going for the last how many years, there s a clear sign that he s saying to everybody, this is the girl in my life. reporter: newspapers ran with