unlike poor diana.gin with. >> she's also ten years older than diana was. >> exactly. she's ten years older. but it's the level of education. this is the most equal royal marriage that's ever been. they're both university school graduates. >> it's kind of shocking. i think people at home, ingrid, might be surprised to hear this is the first person who graduated from a university to marry into the royal family. >> that's true. but, if you remember, in the old days, often people were educated at home by governesses. girls in this country didn't go to university. it's a fairly recent phenomenon. surprised by that. >> and there's another way that arbiter, and that is that she living with prince time before they have actually tied the knot. and, you know, that might have been scandalous back in the day. blinking an -- or batting an eyelash or blinking an eye about that. >> you're absolutely right. it's quite good -- yes, can you hear me? >> yes, i can. sorry go ahead. >> yes. no, it's great, actually, that t

when charles and diana were divorced, he went to stay with diana when she was alive.e very much as a mother figure. and i think it is touching that william asked the son of his nanny to be in the royal wedding today. >> when you see the bridesmaids dresses, you'll have a little idea of what the bride's gown is like. it's usually a small facsimile. >> and we just saw the prime minister of australia go by. i don't know if we can rerack that tape. i think we see her there. >> and her husband. >> we want to bring the folks watching back in america, right into the broadcast. we know you got up early with us this morning. and we're actually tracking 7,000 tweets to abc news per minute. let's start setting some trends of our own. we asked our viewers to say royal mess or success? what do you think of the hats? and certainly, what do you think when you see prince william for the first time, coming up shortly. >> as we said, we'll be back in a moment. we'll be going to clarence house. we'll be going to goring hotel. the countdown has truly begun. take a break with us and come

diana. but there's many happy memories, as well. this is the childhood home of prince william and prince harry. we're going to take you inside. you'll see the gorgeous apartments where royals live to this day. artwork everywhere you look. beautiful galleries and the sunken garden. so, lots to show you. so let's go inside. richard, if you will. we'll see you inside, george. thank you. >> robin, thanks. >>> also this morning, michael douglas speaks out for the first time about his wife's struggle with mental illness and his battle with cancer. >>> and a caught-on-tape moment you have to see to believe. a motorcyclist knocked the a car into oncoming traffic. there you goes right there. no one hit him. he wasn't crushed. he survived. he's going to join us live with that amazing story. >>> let's get right to the severe and deadly weather. sam and our correspondents have been tracking all the latest. and yunji de nies starts us off from vilonia, arkansas. good morning, yunji. >> reporter: good mor

>> i am thinking of diana.f diana had not lived and died the way she did, would we care as much profit i don't think so. her presence and spirit hovers over all the proceedings. this is a victory for the dynamic and kate middleton. diana wants to be the people's princess. -- this is a 34 diana and kate middleton. they came from working-class stock and descended from coal miners. i think if she had not laid the to go to ther a decadkate right schools and if she had not shepherded kate and william through the famous break up, none of this would have been happening. the mothers of the bride and groom are very much felt here. >> there was a story that kate middleton had a picture of the prince on her wall even before she got to school. >> if you set your sights on anybody, it might as well be the future king of england. diana had the same kind of interests in prince charles as a young woman. carroll has said -- kate has said it was the calvin klein got she had on her wall. i have talked to her friends to said, she

but perhaps it's in their differences that we see diana's real legacy. >> he really chose the un-dianat mean he didn't adore his mother, he absolutely did. but there was so much drama and craziness, so much tragedy, really, in his life as a child growing up that he really needed someone to be the anchor, not the drama in his life. >> reporter: as a 19-year-old bride to be, diana was as much a girl as a lady. before they married, she had only met charles 13 times, and the pressure of public life was almost too much for her to bear. >> diana's body language was very closed. you could see that she wasn't comfortable with the cameras. you would see her looking down and allowing the fringe to cover her eyes because she didn't want to be photographed. >> reporter: her tortured relationship with the press would last throughout her life. she died trying to get away from the paparazzi, and none of us will ever forget this image. of william and harry solemnly following her casket through the streets of london. which is yet another reason while so many people are so invested in william's marriage

diana was young. but she was very strong. think she had definite ideas about how the morning would be running. there were poignant moments. i saw her in a pair of jeans with a tiara on her head. what a sight. it was an exciting morning. lots of mayhem. we were at clarence house. diana had spent the night there. everybody was feeling warm. the emmanuels were the dress design peppers there was action ever where. >> she was watching tv? >> she was watching herself on television. it was still new to her. she kept pushing everyone out of the way. she wanted to see herself. >> i'm so glad she was relaxed that morning. we hope the same for kate this friday. what do you think the similarities and differences will be? >> well, the main difference is the fact that prince charles was the heir to the throne, where as william is not. it will be a smaller occasion from that respect. it will be a different occasion, the fact that we're seeing modern couple. kate and william are possibly more down to ground. they've lived together. they have

charles and diana marrying after those 13 visits. and kate's age, too, diana was barely 20.is 29, a few months older, in fact, than william. the average age for a british bride is now 30. there have been other comparisons too. the feather in their caps. the red and black with hats to match. here in london, even in these final days before the wedding, kate's making it very clear she's of the people. she came here to banana republic, bought a dress, they're still very excited about that here, but it was as she came out of the store and continued shopping -- that image that was so reminiscent of the life of diana. a crush of cameras. 30 years after diana comes kate. a bride who this time has already learned this royal world and welcomed it. long before she arrives at westminster. there is a huge difference this time. kate middleton practically a member of the royal family already, given the time she's spent with them long before she gets to the wedding here at westminster. and, diane, we've learned it's widely expected prince william will talk about his mother, princess diana,

kate middleton, and tonight new details about the all-important seating chart and a nod to princess diana. nbc's keir simmons has the latest from london. >> reporter: on the day prince william looks to the future, he will, it is said, speak emotionally about the past. 30 years after charles married diana, her son will reportedly say, "my dear mother is here in spirit and would be so proud of catherine today." perhaps determined to learn from diana's life, it's said william hopes for some privacy during the couple's first two years together. it won't be easy. >> well, prince william and catherine's wedding will be watched by over a billion people. it's going to be very difficult, isn't it, to put the genie back in the bottle. so his call for privacy just may be falling on deaf ears. >> reporter: there are crowds around westminster abbey. but next week, thousands are

. >> everybody's thinking of diana.s for sure. and our world correspondent katie nicholl takes a look at the styles of both women. >> reporter: being a princess isn't just about wearing sparkling tiaras. as the relentlessly well-dressed diana proved it's also a chance to turn the world stage into a runway. >> princess of wales made royal style glamorous again. she made it hollywood. she made it red carpet. >> reporter: and now kate middleton is set to follow in diana's designer heels footsteps. >> she is a trend setter. she is the style icon of the world now. >> reporter: the people's princess and the princess-to-be side by side. it's clear diana's sense of style lives on in kate's closet. both women share a passion for playing dress-up especially on royal occasions. the late catherine walker was one of diana's go-to designers. her husband saed ismail watched the princess's style blossom. >> i think that people saw her as a young conservative mother, a future queen, an ambassador and a fashion icon. >> reporter: in dian

it will not be like diana. no instability, no hysterics.shown she can. >> will the british press handle her difficultly? >> i think they'll be more careful. they do have some guilt about how they treated i do yan that. they'll get a lot of aggression from william. he's very protective of kate. every time they overstep, he steps in. there's a slight sense they're going to treat them better as a couple. they are, i think, going to get less bad treatment. >> it's been a thrill to work with you. thank you, thank you, thank you. >> it's exciting here. >> knees up. knees up. >>> we're going to go to george. i hope you heard earlier, the wing commander sent out his best regards to those in alabama an those that work as they do in the military in their assistance. letting people know there that people here are, indeed, thinking of them, george. >> that is so good to hear. while you were talking, president obama has just landed in tuscaloosa, alabama. right now, 312 people confirmed dead. 210 in alabama. that state has been so hard hit. entire neigh

and i keep thinking about diana.ess diana and kate middleton. two totally different and separate people. but the last time, seeing prince william walking behind his mother's casket, coming out of the abbey. and to know that he will be all-smiles. it does go on. >> it does. it's impossible not to think about that, especially when you look in the eyes of william and kate. and they both, in so many ways, have echoes of diana, both in the way they look and in their personalities. you know, this is something, as we say, we've been building up to so long. a family that we feel we have known for so long and grown up with in so many ways. >> exactly. >> you know what i'm going to miss? i'm going to miss the bianna/nick show, watching those two go at it. >> well, since you brought that up, george, we have another installment of that for you right now. i'm going to peer over my shoulder. and i can see nick watt and bianna golodryga. no telling what they're up to this time. guys? >> reporter: that's right, robin. he is my partn

presented themselves. >> reporter: the memory of diana can't help but shape their future.ltar where william and kate marry is the very place he walked to behind his mother's casket. >> hello. >> reporter: friends say he's very protective of kate, that he learned from his mother kindness, the ability to love. william once said not a day goes by that he doesn't think about his mother. on his wedding day the world will be thinking about her, too. kate snow, nbc news, london. >> and a reminder. nbc news live coverage of the royal wedding begins at 4:00 a.m. eastern time, 3:00 a.m. central, and for the west coast hardcore diehards that would be 1:00 a.m. pacific time. that's our broadcast for this tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we sure hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we sure hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, a flag flight. the gay pride flag and the connection to the death of a hollywood legend. >> tonight, a local man says his man was

they needed die nan eed diana and particularly diana's sons. >> the reason this couple has resonatedy seem to be totally without pretense and they don't seem to have a snobbish bone in their bodies. >> that's what everyone says that knows william well. he just says, hi, i'm will. and he just gets on with it. he doesn't talk down to people. he's not arrogant. he's not pompous. and nor is she. she's just beautifully mannered and she can talk to anyone, which is extraordinary considering she's only been in the public eye since november really seriously. she's handling it very well indeed. >> do you think she's been able to ease into it because their courtship did, in fact, last eight years and she had to really become acclimated to his way of life? >> sorry. you can't get a better teacher than someone who's lived that since the day he was born. >> we see some rustling behind the curtains. >> twitching of the curtains. >> i'm not sure if that was a false start or not, but we -- >> maybe they rehearsed that, too. >> here we go. >> there he come. must be the strangest feeling to look down

i think so much of william and diana.only physically but his mannerisms and his sense of hue more which is very entertaining for a lot of people. >> i know that i've about been reading that he called -- he had a nickname for you which was uncle ken and that you were very close with his mother diana so you would know the answer to that question probably better than many people. what can you tell us what to expect for tomorrow given how many people are gaerthering her and the fact that so many important people will be arriving to watch this wedding? >> i mean it's going to be an enormous day. being here on the plot as we say, the excitement is so incredible. but it will be a tre men disday for william and kate and people have asked many times about security here. believe me, scotland yard has the record of pleegs such events and such expertise. i don't believe anyone should have any fears or worries about how surge saysful this will be. unless the weather holds out it should be an amazing day. >> it should be and we're hopi

lady diana spencer. nearly 3,000 wedding guests, a parade of uniform, all as the royal family arrived. >> we saw what will probably be the most memorable close-ups of them all, the beauty and character of the bride caught forever. . >> forever. >> with this ring, i thewe had wed. with my body, i thehonor. and all my worldly goods with thei share. >> and all my goods with thei share. >> in the name of the father? >> in the name of the father. >> and of the son. >> and of the son. >> and of the holy ghost. >> and of the holy ghost. >> amen. >> amen. >> i pronounce that they be man and wife together in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost. amen. >> well, it's always an emotional moment for grandmothers. charles had asked for a wedding with great music and he certainly got it. ♪[ music ] they came down the aisle to pomp and circumstance no. 4, and there was a noticeable difference in them. charles relaxed, diana vail up, worries vanished. ♪[ music ] they said their thanks and it was up

to me it felt like diana had arrived. diana was there. it was. it was just like her presence. thunderstorms. we had gray skies all morning, speckles of rain. catherine was on her way to meet william and the sun shone. >> and so many people, as michelle mentioned, and we've been talking about all week long, more than 1 million people, some of the estimates expected to line the streets, and william and kate, no matter what the weather, were not going to disappoint them today. >> absolutely right. and people have been sleeping on the mall since tuesday. as they said this morning they didn't care if they got wet. people have been out there waiting to see them. they were going to ride in this carriage no matter what. >> katie, we will hand it back to you. just as we hand it back to you, right behind us, everyone is arriving. so you'll be seeing that shot in just a moment. and the energy is truly electric. so prepare for a loud noise here, katie. we'll send it back to you and your bells. >> okay. thanks, erica. thank you so much. ben tracy, i understand the carriage is passing by yo

. >>> and, diana's wish. with friday fast approaching, we'll tell you the one thing she said she wanted for her son william above all else. >>> good evening. as we come on the air tonight, one half of this country, 25 states, 165 million people, are battling a conveyor belt of punishing weather. storms followed by buckets of rain. levees breaking, flood waters rising. 12 states are under tornado watches right now. and, in just one day, 39 tornadoes have killed at least ten people. and the total tornado count has now reached 300 for april. more looming tonight, as we said. one of those tornadoes was a half mile wide, nine football fields across and hit vilonia, arkansas, where abc's yunji de nies is standing in the wreckage right now. yunji? >> reporter: good evening, diane. we are one of those places under a tornado watch right now. people are being told here to listen to their radios, listen for the sirens and get ready to head for the storm shelter. here's why. this is the front door of a house that was des

those were taken from diana. but that's what counts, her royal highness. >> she is that at this moment. and everyone is so quiet out here. and they're looking around. just can't wait to erupt in the big cheer that they are anticipating for that trip back to the palace. of course, now, when you look at the schedule of events. okay, they're man and wife. what's the next big event? the kiss, of course, that is supposed to happen about 1:25 local time on the balcony. >> oh, here comes the duke -- here comes the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, and behind them, the middletons. that must mean we are about to approach the end of the ceremony and the processional, as they leave. again, let's watch. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> as the clergy leaves, we await the bride and groom, now man and wife. we are told they will march to "pomp and circumstance," by edward elger, as the bells of westminster, 5,000 peals, ring across london. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we've said this before, the most beautiful bride. what a beautiful couple t

older than diana by ten years. with william and diana had with prince charles. i'm sure those things put her in a better position. >> when i interviewed diana in 1995 she said, it was like being tossed to the wolves. she said nobody sat down with her and prepared her for her royal responsibilities, explained what the media would do in her life and the kind of pressure we placed upon her. this girl has seen william with his own private detectives at university for four years. she's been living virtually here with him for the last five years. she knows what this means. for that reason she enters the marriage with her eyes completely open. i think with an acknowledgment that if she's going to marry prince william, this is what her life will be. >> does the british public expect her to be pregnant within a year? that seems to be the tradition. >> have you seen the front page of the daily star today? it says they are going to have a baby. if you look at the headline it's almost as if she's pregnant already. of course, s

if you look at the dress princess diana wore, it was very much the very beginning of the 80s. it was very oplant. it was very extravagant, we felt that money was on its way. >> reporter: diana's dress, with its huge puff sleeves and 25-foot train set off a trend. was she aware that this dress was going to have the impact? >> i don't think so and i certainly wasn't. >> reporter: emanuel and his wife were wedding guests, there to make sure that everything was perfect before diana walked down the aisle. >> i had visions of walking down the aisle, and this petticoat coming adrift. >> i'm wearing, my morning suit and silk hankie chief. and the dress went underneath, up and under to check and see if it was fastened and as i'm resurfacing, "david have you met the queen mother." >> reporter: the queen mother's own dress was fairly simple. she was marrying the second son with no idea that he would one day become king george vi. her daughter, queen elizabeth's dress, had more impact. >> the queen's wedding dress in 1947 there was an embroidery on the train that was definitely there to i

far from the shy aristocratic diana.e was a raven-head confident commoner and unlike diana, she was a college student. >> he looked at her, fell in love, and well, that was just about it. >> reporter: charles and diana began dating the summer of 1980. and their courtship was a traditional one. after just six months of dating, charles proposed over an intimate dinner at buckingham palace. >> and i suppose in love? >> of course. >> whatever "in love" means. >> reporter: fast forward to 2001 and william and kate are making the transition to just friends to much, much more. and once the paparazzi grabbed ahold the story, kate's life was forever changed. eight years later her big day finally came. >> when you go out with someone for quite a long time you do get to know each other very, very well. >> a similar blue outfit. the same blue sapphire ring. but the body language between these two couples couldn't be more different. with just five months until the royal wedding both brides-to-be started a frenzy of planning in the pa

diana alvear, our wedding watcher in full force, in london. thanks, diana.course, we are continuing to count down from london. "good morning america" is there. we'll have live reports coming up later this morning. and you can see the big event right here on abc friday morning. all the live coverage kicks off at 4:00 a.m. eastern. >>> all right. back to the news now. a man is claiming he drove off the rim of the grand canyon and lived to tell about it. he says he pulled himself from the car, which was found monday about 200 feet below the rim. there's no word on how that accident happened. >>> a homeless connecticut mother is due in court today on charges that she sent her son to school. the school district says that because she and her son are not legal residents, she stole almost $16,000 worth of educational services. instead, the 5-year-old should have gone to another, poorer district. she said she just wanted her son to have a future and also attend a better school. >>> speculation about katie couric's future has ramped up, now that she has officially ann

when charles and diana got married. also, when the queen and duke of edinburgh got married, prince charles was born not long after that. so, yes. the next story. now, we have the business at the abbey out of the way, it will be, is she pregnant? >> she lost a lot of weight leading up to the wedding. so, everyone will be looking for any pound she gains after the wedding. and speaking of the wedding, everyone looked dashing. she had a gorgeous dress on. but a lot of people were wondering if maybe she was outshined by her younger sister, who looked good, as well. >> in our newsroom, we were getting saying, we liked the look of pippa. and speculation that harry was enjoying her company too much. >> they looked good together. we wondered if chelsy was looking jealous. sitting there and watching it all. >> absolutely. pippa looked amazing. the verdict in our papers today, is that she managed to do the incredible thing of looking amazing, but not upstaging the bride. >> lastly, everything seemed to go according to plan, until

the queen loaned that to diana on her wedding day. diana didn't wear it. she wore a spencer tiara.d to the queen after diana's death. i wonder if it is that tiara. i am waiting on the e-mail from the palace. >> and if it was, another nod to diana. >> the one thing that has been a little late this morning, weave been expecting the e-mail from the palace. they said they would get it to us as soon as it starts. maybe the minute she gets out of the car. >> the minute she's out of the car at the abbey. >> the other two bridesmaids, one of them is the daughter of lord linley. >> dressed difference than the one that stole williams a heart back in 2002. >> yes. though it has a lace element. >> and here they're driving along government buildings en route to the abbey. she's holding a bouquet in one hand and waving with the other. >> she's a natural royal. for the first engagements with william, she got out of the car, the audience gasped. she looked as if she was doing it for years. she's a class act. >> that's why her popularity is continuing to grow. >> if it is the cambridge tiara, it wo

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diana didn't have that chance.o, people are hopeful this will be different. >> very moving to see diana in this context, isn't it? >>> and we have a few notes about the program for tomorrow. kate's brother james, 23, will be the only member of either family to read a passage, a bible passage, at the wedding. and prince charles, who reportedly chose a lot of the music for the wedding, appears to have selected the march that played at his to diana, to play tomorrow during will and kate's ceremony. here it is. ♪ a preview of the music coming up tomorrow. >>> and ahead still on "world news," a simple questionnaire, just three minutes of your time, could help you detect autism in a child. and i was a pack-a-day smoker for 25 years. i do remember sitting down with my boys, and i'm like, "oh, promise mommy you'll never ever pick up a cigarette." i had to quit. ♪ my doctor gave me a prescription for chantix, a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] chantix is a non-nicot

princess diana was there. >> reporter: camilla's face, filled with emotion. and then the vows. >> to my wedded wife. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> for better for worse. >> for richer for poorer. >> in sickness and in health. >> reporter: following princess diana's lead, kate left out the word "obey," too, instead promising -- >> to love and to cherish. >> til death do us part. >> reporter: then, as prince william's wife, she curtsied to the queen. in her new reality, where everyone else will now curtsy to her. they step into the carriage, lip readers watching so closely said kate told william, "i'm so happy." their ride to buckingham palace and hundreds of thousands lining the streets. and then, the balcony. the kiss. and then that unexpected second kiss, too, to thunderous cheers. as that little bridesmaid shielded herself from the noise of it all. and the only people who could have outdone this perfectly scripted wedding were the couple themselves. and they did. emerging from the palace in an aston martin, the license plate reading, "just

you were in the wedding of diana and prince charles.e of your pieces already. we'll have to talk about that at some point. this is the actual dress you were wearing as a bridesmaid? >> yes. i'm more than happy to show it to you. i would not be happy to wear it. >> you weren't happy to wear it then. >> i was not happy to wear it. i was a complete tomboy. the 1980s were not a good time for fashion. now, looking back, i can appreciate that for a royal wedding, there has to be some sense of drama. and it is, now, a very romantic dress. here -- >> these are your shoes that you wore, too. >> those were my shoes that were unba unbarely uncomfortable. they pinched at the end. so, i look in agony. >> one thing you can enjoy. this beautiful dress here. your mother was in queen elizabeth's wedding. this was the dress that she wore? >> that's right. this is 30 years old. this is 64 years old. my mother keeps saying, it's not pretty and white. but it's history. it's history. what's interesting, is that the queen wore a satin dress, with little net s

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and the shadow and the history of diana is here. i mean, kate middleton is wearing her engagement ring on her hand. the very fact that they got married at westminster abbey where diana's funeral was held. these were important issues for prince william. prince william has been fiercely protective of his mother. in a way, kate middleton takes over that role. so diana is very much a part of this ceremony. and he made sure all along the way. they have planned all of this meticulously themselves that diana was a very real part of that and i think for that reason what happened, the tragedy of diana's story is one of the reasons that this country and perhaps a wider since the world has embraced young william. we have seen him grow up over the years. there has been a respect. it doesn't come easy with the media leaving him alone to get on with his studies and his work with the raf. to have this courtship with kate middleton. a sense of protection. and that all has to do with diana's legacy. >> it is going to be a wild and crazy day. >> thei

charles and diana's kiss, the idea was that they were not supposed to kiss in public.thing spontaneous happened. it's the first time that a royal couple kissed in public. >> it's now 1-2. >> keeping tabs here. both princess diana and sarah ferguson said their husband's names incorrectly. >> that is true. >> i knew that. >> princess diana did flub prince charles' name. >> it was george. >> we don't need this question. here we go. you know all the answers. number five. queen elizabeth did not attend the marriage of prince charles. >> she did not. true. >> that's true. >> that is true. divorce is a big no-no in the church so she has to decline that invitation. >> can we pause? what is the score? >> what is the score. >> kathie 3, hoda 2. >> okay. go on. >> question number six. it's a big one. queen elizabeth ii is the first british monarch to have a celebrated diamond wedding anniversary. >> go ahead. >> true. i think they've been married over 60 years. >> you are right. >> time for one more. one more. quick. this is the tie-breaker. >> prince william and kate middleton a

also president, the family of williams lake mother, princess diana, the earl spencer, diana sisters,and their children. then, the arrival of the groom and his smart uniform as a colonel of the irish guard. shortly afterwards, the immediate family including queen elizabeth the second. all waiting now for the bride. most were betting that she would be late, something of a tradition that british weddings. she saw fit to defy that tradition, she arrived right on time giving the world a glimpse of the best kept secret, the wedding dress. and another break with tradition, she traveled to the abbey in a rolls royce rather than a horse-drawn carriage, a first at a royal wedding. as the princess to be are rife, the first full view of the wedding dress, classic, elegant, and even subdued. -- as the princess arrived, the first full view of the wedding dress. it was designed by the fashion director for alexander mcqueen, who passed away last year. the tiara was lent to her by the queen, a part of the wedding tradition where the bride must wear something old, something new, something borrowed, so

equally diana wanted it. diana spent her time looking at the press. you see -- >> in a way diana used that. >> she used it. and i think kate will be cooler. >> i think it's very hard for anyone to be able to deal with it. and i think what kate had to do is try not to read what's written about her newspapers, i think that would make you go mad. >> it seems they're going to lead a life that's very separate from what we're witnessing today in angelsey -- >> he's going to be a rescue pilot on a helicopter. they will not have servants. they'll do the washing up. they'll shop at the supermarket. they'll use -- what is interesting, katie, is it real? or are they playing at it? are they playing at being ordinary? i think probably not. i think -- >> maybe also they're craving normalcy, as well. and i think that's one of the reasons prince william, if i can believe everything i read, was really drawn to not only kate midson but the entire middleton family. >> i think you're absolutely right there. and i think another r

la presencia de diana en lo que fue la ceremonia de la abadÍa.van a descansar un poco para seguir con la siguiente fiesta. la van a compartir con sus mÁs Íntimos amigos. verdaderamente un momento muy emocionante y tenÍan colgando la bandera britÁnica y tambiÉn llevaban la bandera de... y tambiÉn pasÓ luego de ellos su padre, carlos, y camila. tambiÉn estÁn muy atentos a cÓmo es e ya se han estado retirando los miembros de las casas reales. tÚ crees? fue una boda que se planeÓ 6 meses y se termina por lo menos la primera etapa en 5 horas. >> eso realmente es muy cierto, o sea, esta es la culminaciÓn de mucho trabajo tanto de la casa real como todos nosotros. me da un poco de sentimiento ver cÓmo se empiezan a recoger las cÁmaras y cables y cÓmo se le dice adios a esta situaciÓn internacional. me da un poco de tristeza que se convirtisÓ convirtiÓ en mi hogar por una semana. >> muchas gracias a ti por este trabajo estupendo que han realizado. >> al igual que carla, nos han mantenido conectados con todo lo que sucede. en vivo y en directo. >> lo que

joined now by a former aide to princess diana and a former bodyguard to princess diana.. good to see you. sorry about the countdown clock to the kiss. nothing i can do about that. give me your impressions. what did you make of it? >> i think it was everything wanted. he said he wanted it low tier but it was a nice shot of harry and william when they arrived. i would have liked to know what harry was saying. as kids they were good as cracking jokes at each other. i'm sure there was a joke in there somewhere. it was a lovely service. this is what william wanted. he didn't want it right off the top. he wanted it something normal. >> patrick? >> i liked the symbolism. we had here in onele small place really the heart and soul of the british nation. there is a wonderful sense of continuity of the windsor dynasty. one of the nice things i thought about today was seeing the queen and the duke of edinburgh in great health, having fun, in good spirits. that and this new generation coming through is a very reassuring thing to see. >> we will be checking in with you more as the day

there's the queen's quarters, the altar to charles and the diana suite. follow us into the home of the collector of roil bric-a-brac who has all the others beat, if you dare. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," april 22nd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. we're going to begin with the price of gas. the average cost of gasoline is now at a two and a half year high, with talk of a possible $6 a gallon gas this summer. speaking in reno, nevada, yesterday, president obama warned that price gouging on gas sales would be punished. but the worst part about the high gas prices you see everywhere may be the prices you don't see, the hidden costs for things like shipping that increase what you pay for everything from flowers to food. here's neal karlinsky with that. >> reporter: in seattle today, there is something that could keep a cancer patient from getting chemo treatment. it's robbing the profit margin from this pizza before it is even made. and it's

media will scrutinize them as much as they did diana?> you know, i think that the american media are much more reverential about the royals and certainly the tabloids than britain has been in the past. anything they do, anything they say is pretty much something that the american media would love to cover, and if they were to come to the united states, you couldn't hold back the crowds. >> and how do the americans feel about prince william? >> he is seen as a very glamorous young man, a young man who's doing his duty. he may not have the matinee looks of his wife, but the fact that he's going to be king one day, that overcomes a lot, including the unfortunate hair. >> and it is just like a fairytale, isn't it? because quite often, royal marriages are by arrangement. but this was so different. >> yes. this is a very realistic young couple. they've spent years together. prince william's line about, well, they've had a lot of practice. it's realistic but at the same time it has the glamour and appeal of any royal wedding. >> that was pat mo

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until the royal wedding, we're getting insight into how prince william will honor his mother, princess diana. the news starts right now. good evening. i'm diane dwyer. all across this nation, people are feeling the sting of high prices at the gas pump and at the grocery store. and some economists say the nation's middle class is feeling that strain as never before. nbc bay area's monte francis is in san francisco with that story for us. monte? >> reporter: well, diane, good evening. many americans canceled their plans for spring break. and now they're rethinking their summer vacations. here is part of the reason why. the soaring price of gas you can see here. it is $4.49 a gallon. for those who identify themselves as middle class, this is just part of a new reality. nancy and her husband are among the estimated 45% of americans who identify themselves as middle class. nancy makes good money as a nurse, but with organic milk at $7 a gallon, tomatoes $5 a pound and spaghetti sauce at $8.49, she has been forced to make changes to her family's budget. >> before i used to spend $100. it would be

you covered diana for a long time.ually right there next to her. >> well, i think we all know what a -- what a tortured life, in many ways, diana led. and how sad she was. i actually sat two seats away from her at a luncheon in chicago when she was here doing some charity work, and i remember saying to her, you must be excited about going home, because this must be exhausting, all the people you have to meet and greet and be gracious to, and she said, yes, i am excited. but i'm going home to an empty house. and i thought, oh, that's so sad. i suggested that she invite some girlfriends over for a sleepover and she looked at me like i had two heads. but that's okay, i guess. but, you know, i mean, i think there was a certain sadness about her. and i don't think she was prepared, at all, to deal with the pressures and the attention that came with her job, and her life. and i think kate middleton seems so much more grounded. first of all, she's ten years older than diana was. diana had just turned 20 when she got married.

the shy teenager, lady diana spencer, marrying the heir to the english throne.f england, the world, wanted to watch. >> i remember the night before, my mom said, you know, tomorrow's going to be a big day. there's a princess getting married. of course, a 5-year-old girl, that's the greatest thing you've heard of. >> reporter: across the u.s., darkened early morning living rooms flickered with televisions. little girls enchanted by the fairy tale about to unfold. >> i laid on the floor on my stomach with my hands under my chin, as a child, just in awe, staring at the tv. >> reporter: a glass carriage, a princess and, oh, that dress. >> her dress was magnificent. >> had giant puffy sleeves. >> and the veil was gathered around. you could almost not see her. >> the 25-foot train being unfurled and it being wrinkled. >> reporter: so many of those images stayed with us there through the years. >> her wedding inspired me to be a really good photographer, where i just want to make my brides look and feel their best. >> part that i liked the most about the dress is, afte

la cola de 2 m 70 centÍmetros, fue mÁs corta que la de la princesa diana.ina, y entrÓ junto al cortejo que incluÍa a primos de ambos, y a la nieta de camila. con los protagonistas en su sitio dio inicio el ritual. el por su obispo les dio la bendiciÓn decretando que lo que dios ha unido no lo separe el hombre. ♪ >> no cabe duda que los ensayos fueron muy afectivos, los novios no mostraron nervios, ni titubearon en ningÚn momento. al salir abordaron el carruaje que la princesa diana habÍa usado hace 30 aÑos. >> me pareciÓ muy bonita, lo malo fue que no se vio mucho, y para lograr un buen puesto habÍa que venir muy temprano. >> sin embargo lo que todos querÍan captar era el beso oficial, y ellos no defraudaron al pÚblico, la multitud les pedÍa otro mÁs y rompiendo el protocolo se besaron por segunda vez, cerrando un capÍtulo que reciÉn comienza. >> y aunque la boda ya concluyÓ, todavÍa ahí en las calles de londres mucha gente. ahora regreso con ustedes a los estudios. >> muchas gracias, excelente cobertura igual que todo el equipo de primer impacto. y bueno,

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en 1981, diana invirtiÓ los nombres del prÍncipe carlos.ailando con las estrels de univisiÓn. >> echÁndole ganas. >> rodolfo gÓmez de la tijera tambiÉn bailando. >> y yo mi cha cha cha con patricia. epa! [risas] >> y carlos el coreÓgrafo. >> tony muy seguro. >> anda muy gallito. >> ya prometiÓ que si no gana. da los refrescos. >> en serio. >> no quiero armar lÍo. >> del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho. tenemos que hablar que maÑana es el dÍa de la boda real y una cosa son las mÁs habladas, una de las compras habituales es el traje de la novia. rentarÍa usted un traje ya usado en vez de comprar uno nuevo que va a usar solo una vez? >> ¡muy buenos dÍas! >> no es una tarea fÁcil. todo tiene que quedar perfecto incluyendo el vestido de novia. por eso daniela lÓpez ha tratado de encontrar el mejor sin importar que haya sido utilizado por alguien mÁs. >> lo importante es el amor y realmente no me importa. >> la situaciÓn económica que se vive en el paÍs estÁ provocando que se opte por rentar o comprar en un almacÉn de segunda mano. >> muchas quie

you obviously were here for diana and charles' wedding. can you compare the security then and what we're expecting this week? >> well, one of the things about security this time is that it is a well tried and tested route. it is a much shorter than charles and diana. just over a mile. charles and diana had just over two miles. so it's a longer stretch to cover. this one here around westminster and buckingham palace, especially all the buildings along the route are government owned so the likelihood of anybody being able to get in is very unlikely, and the ground is well tried and tested but they pull up drains and pull up anything that moves, anything that opens, lamp posts, even the control on the traffic lights, they open it up to check that it's okay then they seal it then it remains sealed. >> and how prepared are they to distract and keep the anarchists that we saw just a few weeks ago from the actual scene of the wedding? >> well, they know who they are. the biggest problem they have is if they start drifting in on the various paths

diana was 19. choice more or less charles was driven to by a family that insisted at the time that he marry a blue blood who had no past, as they say, euphemistically. this time, william has married an eminently sensible, normal, balanced, 29-year-old who seems to be much more mature and william himself seems to be an eminently sensible young man. so let's hope that there are no-- there's nothing in the closet we don't know about. there is no indication that we do. as a matter of fact, my own daughter went to school with kate, told me that the kate you see is the kate you get. that she was at school west of london about 50 miles, the most per spec-- perfect of all the young women. she was a terrific scholar, terrific athlete. she didn't go up on the roof and smoke cigarettes or drink wine. and the head master of the school was interviewed at the abbey today and said that where kate was concerned, he knew of no misbehavior. he said, in fact, if there were-- he said the 11 commandment, don't get caug

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>> diana was very careful to make sure that they visited her regularly. they would go to see the grandmother for tea. they would visit her in windsor and sandringham and also in scotland. >> reporter: but one of her longest points and almost affected her monarchy was the reaction to something she did or didn't do after princess diana's death in 1997. she stayed at home in scotland for five days, which brought great criticism from the press and the grieving crowds in london, but eventually it healed. >> we have all been trying to help william and harry come to terms with the devastating loss that they and the rest of us have suffered. >> reporter: but the current recession in britain has fed into anti-government anger, as in december when prince charles and camilla were attacked in their car by protesters. some even yelling "off with their heads." >> off with their heads! >> reporter: critics of the monarchy say, it costs a fortune. she's not elected or he's not elected, and these days that's obsolete. >> the critics can say what they want, but it works fo