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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 ...

>> 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 ...

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 williams journey to the altar. >> i think shes probably never far from his mind. i think he thinks about her every day. >> jules knight says hes been friends with prince william for more than a decade. di...

His mind. when youre going through these rites of passage growing up and you dont have that incredibly important figure in your life, it might be incredibly difficult because you so oh, i wish my mom was here for that. >> rites of passage that were not easy given the difficulty of growing up in a broken home. >> he went through the pain of the divorce. he then went through the agony of his mothers death, and it must have had an incredibly profound effect on the way he then wanted to conduct his ...

Half williams age when her family had a bitter divorce and custody battle. this is the room where diana was born. >> yes, this is where she was born. >> reporter: mary clark was dianas nanny. >> she said i will never, ever marry unless im really in love. if you are not in love, you are going to get divorced and i never intend to be divorced. >> she never had a happy centered home life. i think she spent her adult life searching for that. >> reporter: christopher anderson who wrote several books ...

Growing up in a broken home. >> he went through the pain of the divorce. he then went through the agony of his mothers death, and it must have had an incredibly profound effect on the way he then wanted to conduct his own relationships. >> reporter: despite dianas best efforts, her sons grew up in the same type of contentious home as she did. diana was just 7. half williams age when her family was also shattered by a bitter divorce and nasty custody battle. so this is the room where diana was bo...

>> i think it was evident to everybody that they were incredibly close. he mentioned on a number of occasions she was never far from his mind. when youre going through these rites of passage growing up and you dont have that incredibly important figure in your life, it must be incredibly difficult because you say, oh, i wish my mom was here for that. >> rites of passage that were not easy given the difficulty of growing up in a broken home. >> he went through the pain of the divorce. he then wen...

Half williams age when her family was also shattered by a bitter divorce and nasty custody battle. so this is the room where diana was born? >> yes, this is where diana was born. >> reporter: mary clark was dianas nanny. >> she said i will never, ever marry unless im really in love. because if you are not in love, are you going to get divorced, and i never intend to be divorced. >> she never had a happy centered home life. i think she spent her adult life searching for that. >> reporter: christo...

He mentioned she was never far from his mind. william gave the passage way of grog up and you dont have that incredible figure in your life. you think, oh, i wish my mom was here for that. >> writes of passage that were not easy, given the difficulty of growing up in a broken home. >> he went through the pain of the divorce. he then went through the agony of his mothers death and it must have had an incredibly profound effect on the way he wanted to conduct his own relationships. >> reporter: de...