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>> followed everywhere. she found that time very difficult. >> reporter: behind the flashbulbs a life marred by loneliness. >> she wanted her freedom. she wanted a life. >> reporter: the tragedy that took her life -- >> princess diana, age of 36 has died. >> reporter: left the world devastated and in disbelief. [ crying ] >> reporter: 20 years later what do we know? >> she went to her lawyer and said, theyre going to kill me. heres how. >> she knew something was wrong. >> reporter: friends, fami...

Publicly, of course, glamorous, poised, charismatic. i wonder, how was the private diana different from the public diana? >> well, one of the great things about her, cla rissrissa, the a in public was very much like the diana in public. she was a member of the royal family, indeed, married into the royal family in order to be the next queen. so she was very professional in what she did. very conscious of the fact people had expectations of her both as a princess and as a person. the remarkable t...

Speed into a concrete column when not wearing a seat belt, doesnt take a conspiracy to understand the consequences of that. but -- the bigger question to my mind is the whole sequence of estlaen events that took her from in 1981, idealistic princess to that in 1997. that sequence of events is one into which there have been no enquists and is the interesting story at the moment. >> indeed. patrick jephson. thank you for taking the time. please, dont forget to watch my cnn special report -- "diana...

To learn the ropes, work hard. hard work would be expected of her. people like to see sacrifice in return for the privileges and perks. shell make her own way. it doesnt help her to be constantly compared to diana. the benchmark against all future princesses would be marked. kate will find her own way. they want her to be herself. >> and perhaps a high watermark as well. robert, want to say something? >> bring patrick back. nobody with real experience dealing with somebody with the same media le...

Catherine has an uncle gary, her moms brother, described as the black sheep of the family. >> wait, wait, wait. >> no, no, no, no. the bookies have him as the odds-on favorite of getting liquored up at the reception and taking a -- >> "the jimmy fallon show" having a couple laughs, matt is heading to london. getting a final glimpse of the bride-to-be behind the wheel leaving her family home in berkshire with her sister pippa and heading for london. prince william left shortly after, meanwhile on...

Secretary and chief of staff to princess diana. thank you for joining me. patrick, start with you. should we be surprised the royal couple is actually driving themselves in their own cars back to london? >> well, i know, richard it seems hard to think of that when you see all the ceremonial preparations here. members of the royal family dont spend their whole lives riding around in golden coaches or even limousines. the younger members of the family regard their own transportation as a source of...

With ordinary people, he shows distinct signs of his mothers charm, his openness. for example, look at the way he gets down on eye level with people in wheelchairs or children. thats not traditional royal stuff. thats very much his mother. >> patrick jephson, it is good to talk to you. thank you so much. and im heading to london for william and kates wedding. special coverage here on "jansing & co." beginning at 3:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. over the barrel, the prices of pampers, e...