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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...

And through. kate is what the british called a commoner. she grew up a world away from country estates and buckingham palace. >> its in an area of outstanding natural beauty. >> reporter: john hailey is an innkeeper near kates hometown, bucklebury berkshire. a small sleepy village 55 miles west of london. he met the middletons 14 years ago when they first came into his pub, the old boot inn. >> they are very nice, a very nice family, down to earth. very easy going, relaxed, a lovely family. >> t...

Middletons home in bucklebury and he saw indeed it was possible to have a happy family and a happy marriage in the middletons, and i think thats a big reason that kate is the one. >> shes not an aristocrat. shes not somebody who has grown up in a castle or a palace. shes sort of pretty normal really, and i think that he loves going for dinner around the house in berkshire, and he loves being part of something which is actually standard. >> reporter: local pub owner and middleton friend john hail...

Often. >> he started visiting the middletons home in bucklebury and he saw indeed it was possible to have a happy family and a happy marriage in the middletons, and i think thats a big reason that kate is the one. >> shes not an aristocrat. shes not somebody who has grown up in a castle or a palace. shes sort of pretty normal really, and i think that he loves going for dinner around the house in berkshire, and he loves being part of something which is actually standard. >> reporter: local pub ow...

And he realized he would do things like this putting people at ease and from that point on they became friendly. >> in contrast to kate, most of williams friends were arrest kra tick with royal connections, connections williams mother knew throughout most of her life. princess diana grew up in the shadows of a royal family. her grandmother a confidant of the queen. diana was an aristocrat through and through. kate is what the british called a commoner. she grew up a world away from country estat...

sons was killed in the air strike but the government claims gadhafi himself was in the building that was struck by the air strike and gadhafis wife as well. that is causing the demonstrations in downtown tripoli. >> frederik pleitgen in tripoli with our breaking news. more coming up on cnn. dont go away. if it warrants it, we will break in. moammar gadhafis youngest son killed, three of his grandchildren killed in a strike on his sons compound. more coming up. well have a full show at ...

turned tragedy. >> trying to get away from the paparazzi. >> im 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 critica...

april 29th, 2011, westminster abbey, the location of the much anticipated wedding of prince william and catherine middleton. ironically it was sadly 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 ...