kensington palace has happy and unhappy memories., most of us remember the mountains of flowers and notes and cards that blanketed its lawn. vivid, unforgettable images, in the days after diana's death that 14 years have not totally erased. for it was the residence of the world's most famous single mother inside on apartment that was a home for her, prince harry, and the future king, prince william. how did princess diana teach william about royalty? and what it meant to be royal? >> of course, princess diana had her own interpretation of what it meant to be royal. she could be very royal. but she was also a modern and emotionally articulate woman. >> can i ask you to respect my children's space. as a parent, i want to protect the children. thank you. >> reporter: she fiercely guarded her children's privacy. kensington palace, in the heart of one of london's busiest neighborhoods, was the one safe haven from the rest of the world. though she was often spotted in restaurants and shops with the princes. even taking them to mcdonald's.

much of kensington remains a mystery. take you on a rare inside tour. plus it took years for princess diana to carve her place in the fashion world but kate is making an impression and she's not even an official princess yet. coming up, new clues on the possible designerer of the wedding gown. that's all anybody is talking about. matt? >> it's all about the gown. from here in new york new details on bernie madoff. turns out his ponzi scheme wasn't the first time he covered up losses. just ahead what madoff said about that and how he's changed since being sent to prison. meredith? >> let's begin with a tour of kensington palace. it was built in 1605 and has been home to the royal family for centuries. recently its doors were opened to us. beyond its golden gates, mani cured lawns, kensington palace is a home and the fiercely private monarchy has ensured it remains a refuge. details of life beyond the walls may emerge in history books one day. >> i spent the morning looking at queen victoria's sketch books. >> reporter: we

we're here at kensington palace, for a rare live broadcast. many people remember these gate where's mourners paid tribute to princess 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.

. ♪ ♪ >> kensington symphony orchestra has stirring performances.hat they call the other being at the unitarian university church. >> the easter parade is a spring celebration. streets close and plenty of other easter egg hunts around the bay. ♪ ♪ >> if you are planning to head south, join friends for the palm springs follies. a glamorous show that is must see. stunning could cost assumes, in a show that features show biz veterans. >> san francisco international film festival is one of the most priest teej us on events in the nation. there are more 200 films opening tonight. >> on home video, now on blu-ray is anniversary edition known as the ten commandments. you'll find more on our website at abc7news.com. i'm don san khers which he has. >> last look at the forecast. easter forecast. >> everybody wants it to be dry this week but for the most part, we'll have waves of light rain, barely measurable rain. and it should not be a plan changer for the weekend. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. have a great day. >> all new. 25 years o

. ♪ ♪ >> kensington symphony orchestra has stirring performances.what they call the other being at the unitarian university church. >> the easter parade is a spring celebration. streets close and plenty of other easter egg hunts around the bay. ♪ ♪ >> if you are planning to head south, join friends for the palm springs follies. a glamorous show that is must see. stunning could cost assumes, in a show that features show biz veterans. >> san francisco international film festival is one of the most priest teej us on events in the nation. there are more 200 films opening tonight. >> on home video, now on blu-ray is anniversary edition known as the ten commandments. you'll find more on our website at abc7news.com. i'm don san khers which he has. >> last look at the forecast. easter forecast. >> everybody wants it to be dry this week but for the most part, we'll have waves of light rain, barely measurable rain. and it should not be a plan changer for the weekend. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next.

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we had a long waiting lists of people who wanted to come this evening we stayed here a kensington town hall. it is a good venue. the motion before the house this evening is "this house believes that whistleblowers makes the world a better place." it is a special issue of "the new statesman" on freedom of information. i amleased to say she is here with us. congratulations. [applause] i know you do not want to hear me speak in so i will introduce the speakers. each speaker will have no more than seven minutes to make his case. i shall encourage interactions between the speakers, interjections in the form of points of information in the classics oxford union debate. could you step forward clayton fisher? [applause] julian assange. [applause] you must recognize that gentleman. [applause] opposing the motion, we have sir david richards. [applause] we have -- [applause] and we have douglas murray. [applause] no heckling yet, please. hey few words from each of our speakers. clinton fisher is the head of transparent unit. he brought to be papers. [applause] our second speaker proposing the mot

but a lot of you are probably in neighborhoods like kensington maryland. north of chevy chase, south of wheaton. where i lived for several years back in the 1970. around washington, d.c., kensington is seen as a pretty run-of-the-mill suburban neighborhood. well, let's just see how ordinary it isn't. take for every zip code in the united states the median income as of the 1960s -- sorry, 2000 census, and the percentage of adult 25 years or older with college degrees in every zip code of the country as of the 2000 census. then combine those into single index and rank order all the zip code in the united states from top to bottom. and create a percentile score for each zip code that is just like a percentile scores on academic tests. if you're at the 80th percentile of the sat that means that only 20 people out of every 100 got a higher score than you did among people who took the test. if you're in a zip code that is in the 80th percentile, what that means is that of all the americans of the united states only 20 of them live in a zip code with the combinat

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james school in kensington, they told us they imagined refrigerators and refrigerators filled with --gna! >> reporter: and since this is england, they told us they know a lot about prince william and kate, so we asked -- how old do you think they are? >> 86? >> reporter: 86. is that a good time to get married, when you're about 86? >> 66? >> reporter: 66? how much do you want to see them kiss each other on the wedding day? >> no! >> reporter: but what about the more perplexing questions, like, where does the royal family get so much money? >> they get it because sometimes the government taxes people that work. >> reporter: is that a good thing? >> no. >> reporter: how do they get their money? >> they're not limitless. they couldn't just get a rolls royce and then say, "oh, that's not big enough. i need a bigger one." or get a lamborghini and say, "oh, no, that's not fast enough, i want it faster." >> reporter: and all around the world, we heard something else that struck us. how much they hope princes and princesses are a little bit like, well, superman. for instance, saving the child

in montgomery county, it is correct that kensington has the lowest. 97.7. all the others are in the 99 tth percent tile. to those of us who live in washington it looks like there's a world of difference between georgetown and kensington. compared to the rest of the nation they're both at the top of the pyramid. that wouldn't be so bad. oh, by the way, those who live in virginia i shouldn't leave you out. all the way from great falls all the way through arlington, all the zip codes 99th percent tile. this wouldn't be so bad if most who came to washington grew up in places where most people live in small towns and rural areas because that's where most americans still live. but once again, the older you are, living in this room, the -- being in this room. the older you are, the less likely it is that you grew up in a place like that. i'm sorry. i have just gotten that sentence completely wrong. the older you are, the more likely it is that you grew up in a place like that and that you bring with you to your mature success memories of life in those parts of the

tuesday, we'll take you behind the scenes of kensington palace, the home to princess diana.the big day, friday, the wedding. >>> on a very different note, we have some important health information this morning. anybody who had to deal with the embarrassing problem of underarm perspiration they can't control, there now may be a permanent fix. we'll have more on that coming up in just a little bit. >>> and plus, the real-life "married to the mob." "mob wives." they're going to be here live. hit new reality show on vh1. it's doing very well. they'll be here to talk about their lives this morning. >> three of four. drita, they say she's always late. we'll talk to them coming up. >>> this is something a lot of people have been talking about. catherine zeta-jones, how brave it is and how openly she is talking about her battle with mental illness, that she suffers from a form of bipolar illness. she is hoping to remove the stigma for all of this. let's go back inside and upstairs to sharyn alfonsi. sharyn? >> reporter: good morning, robin. friends say catherine zeta-jones knew she

in montgomery county, it is correct that kensington has the lowest. 96.7. difference between georgetown and kensington compared to the rest of the nation on the top of the pyramid. that wouldn't be so bad by the way those in virginia i shouldn't leave you out all the way from great falls and through arlington all the zip codes, 99th percentile. this wouldn't be so bad if the people who came from washington group and pleases most americans still live. cities like buffalo or peoria or waco or trenton or small towns or rural areas because that is where most americans still live, but once again the older you are, living in this room -- being in this room, the older you are the less likely it is you grew up in a place like that. i'm sorry i've got in that sentence completely wrong. the older you are, the more likely it is that you grew up in a place like that. and that you bring with you to your mature success memories of life in those parts of the country. the younger you are, the more likely that you grew up not only in an upper-middle-class suburb but one tha

to those of us who live in washington, looks like a world of difference between georgetown and kensington compared to the rest of the nation they are both at the tippy top of the pyramid. that wouldn't be so bad. by the way, does he live in virginia, i should make you out. all the way from great falls down to arlington, all the zip code, 99th percentile. now, this wouldn't be so bad if most of the people who came to washington had grown up in places where most americans to live. i mean, cities like buffalo rpr io or waco or trenton or in small towns or rural areas because that's where most americans still live. but once again, the older you are living in this room, being this room, the older you are come the less likely it is you grew up in a place like that. i'm sorry. i had just gotten that sentence completely wrong. the older you are, the more likely it is that you grew up in a place like that and that you bring with you, to your mature success, memories of life in this part of the country. the younger you are, the more likely that you grew up not only in the upper-middle-class suburb,

. ♪ ♪ >> the kensington symphony orchestra brings classical music to east bay with stirring performancesrk by what they call the other b's saturday at the church. the easter parade on union street is a spring celebration. streets will close for biggest little parade with easter bonnet contest on sunday. plenty of other easter events around the bay. ♪ ♪ if you are planning to head south, join friends for the palm springs folly. a glamorous show that has become a desert must-see. stunning costumes and sensational dancing. at the folly theater in palm springs. the san francisco international film festival is one of the most prestigious events in the nation. the 54th annual showcase presents 200 films to 100 film makers opening tonight. >> on home video on blue-ray and dvd, spectacle known as "ten commandments." you will find more on the website at abc7news.com. i'm don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> 6:21. coming up, defending the right to be forgotten. spain's curious new order h@ [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows your pet you care... by unleashing a complete killing force against flea

barbara walters will be with me, and we're going to be live at kensington palace going behind the scenesiane, the whole gang will be here but all of the action starts tomorrow. i'll be joining you, as well. >> i've got to get going. >> see you. >> all righty, now. >> got to love robin. >>> coming up on "good morning america" some british easter traditions. stay with us. [ male announcer ] j.d. power and associates ranks quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." and if we're this happy about providing great customer satisfaction, imagine how happy you'll be receiving it. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. >>> we all know, of course >>> we all know, of course, that here in america easter is a huge holiday. fun for kids especially but, bianna, it's also huge in england, as well. >> it's a huge holiday here in england. we saw folks and families going to church this morning in their easter finest, and they also love chocolates just like i know you do, dan. they have their easter bunnies here, but they add a personal twist, as well. here's an easter

. >> we've done the big bus tour, we've done the london tower, kensington palace and the great sites,tastic. are you wearing the same outfit every day so i can find you? >> the hats. >> wear that friday so we can pick you out of the the crowd. thank you for joining us and enjoy the rest of your trip here. >> thank you. >> boy do we have a treat for you coming up right now, since 2004, singer/song writer natasha b bedingfield filled the air waves, "unwritten" earned her very first grammy nomination. in june she began a 29-day tour of the united states so support her third album entitled "strip me." today we're lucky she's joining us here at the tower of london to perform her new single "weightless." ladies and gentlemen please twl co welcome to "the early show" natasha bedingfield. >> thanks, guys. ♪ ♪ la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ oh, yes, oh, yes, oh, yes ♪ i have to keep reminding myself i'm not like anyone else ♪ ♪ that's my face er or my ichld d. ♪ that makes me vip no one exactly like this ♪ ♪ no one with my fingerprints no one can touch you like me ♪ ♪ i can't fake what you see t

kensington palace is a possible london residence. it is closely associated with princess diana. these people are more country people than city people. they will no doubt have a country residence like highgrove, prince charles's gloucester estate. >> you mentioned princess diana. for a lot of the morning i was almost feeling sorry for princess catherine that she would have to live in the footsteps. however, i'm watching here and i think she's already set a tone for herself. >> very much her own woman. >> they are coming in behind us. they have done that wonderful journey down the epicenter of all royal occasions and now they will come past the grequeen victoria memorial in front of buckingham palace to go into the palace itself. >> you hear the roar of the crowd. >> the memorial is white marble and is known affectionately by londoners as the wedding cake. you will also notice they have been given a guard of honor straight into the walkway into buckingham palace through the gates, being led by the horses and following the carriage. >>

>> the latest we're hearing now, is william has done a u turn, and is opting for kensington palace, princessiana's old home. it's princess margaret's old apartment there. >> we were there live on tuesday. how about you, the pictures we're seeing of both of them, cool as cucumbers. >> very attractive and very relaxed. the middleton family is a close family. kate has all this wonderful family support. and i think it's touching that will is having dinner with his father and his brother. there's a lot of family support coming through, which i think is quite different than from the diana days. her family was a splitup situation. >> part of the reason we won't be hearing from her family at the wedding? they don't have a speaking role. >> they don't have a speaking role. and they're not really part of this situation. >> we're also hearing, duncan, you were telling us -- we had a fabulous dinner last night. it was very nice. and you said you were going to have news for us about the royal couple coming to the united states of america? >> yes. good news for you guys. part of their first overseas tour

i went on one occasion with my own family to kensington palace, we had lunch with william, harry, andcumspect. our daughter wanted to go to the bathroom, she was taken by prince harry. he didn't say a word to her. walked her to the bathroom, stood outside, then took her back. these young men are suspicious. i guess rightly so. >> he would supposedly conduct a loyalty test. he would give false information to somebody, if it came back to him, he knew. >> you're not going to be seeing the absolute circle of trust coming out and giving interviews. it wouldn't be done. it would be frowned upon. the people with the best seats at the abbey and will be later at the reception are the close, close, close friends that have been around for years. >> when the ceremony begins, we'll hush up and let you watch it in its entirety. you're seeing some of the pageantry. can we talk about the timing? everything is going to be compared to the last royal wedding, 1981, the t one we really talked about president at that time, it was a difficult time in great britain. the economy was down. compare to it today

my guess is it will be kensington palace. but of course, they want to make sure it's in fine shape before they move in. >> one last question, what's the title of these two going to be? and when will we know it's been decided? >> well, we won't know if they've been given a dukedom until the wedding day. it will be a gift by the queen. it's highly likely. at the moment the front-runner is the duke of cambridge. other possibles sussex, clarence, albany. if they don't get a dukedom, they will be his royal highness the prince william of wales and catherine will be her royal highness, the princess william of wales. because she's not a princess in her own right. >> one last question, the families. how do we expect the middletons to get along with the royal family? >> well, i think they're going to get along great. they've already had introductions with charles and camilla. the middletons have not met the queen yet. they'll meet her on the wedding day at the reception. there's not going to be too much time for the families to spend a

she grew up here. 42 miles away in london, prince william was born in another red brick house, kensingtonere within a whisker of meeting each other. >> reporter: william had become a pin-up at that time, his poster said to be on kate's dormitory wall. little did she know the prince would visit her school on a polo tour. >> exactly the same types of people. >> reporter: kate attended prestigious schools just like william. they studied the same subjects, and when they left school they almost met again. both worked as volunteers in chile. >> william went early in his year, kate later on in hers. again, their paths nearly crossed. >> reporter: but it was at st. andrews university where their paths finally did cross. just friends is how they described their relationship at first. then there was the student charity fashion show, and that outfit. the tickets cost $300. >> william brought a front-row seat for that show. >> he nudged his friend and apaintly exclaimed, wow, she's hot. >> that's when he made his move. >> reporter: and by graduation there was little doubt their two worlds had finally

kensington palace is hosting a wedding celebration of its own by opening up its vault.wedding gowns, some centuries old, went on display in the late princess margaret's apartment. each dress is a treasured piece of history. >> each of these dresses embodies extraordinary moments of history. they show us a lot about attitudes toward marriage, something of the personality of each of these women who have worn the dresses and they show us a tremendous amount about the time each of these dresses is a product of >>> princess margaret's wedding gown from 1960 is the most recent. her wedding to lord snowden was the first televised royal wedding in history. more than 20 million people tuned in to see her walk into westminster abbey. perhaps the most famous gown is queen victoria's. it this is dress that inspired brides to wear white wedding gowns. what's in this one? >> queen victoria's wedding dress. >> reporter: deidra, the curator at westminster gave us a look inside the wedding vault. >> she married prince albert on the 10th of february, 1840. >> reporter: 1840. >> 1840. tha

they were taken at kensington palace.t roughly 100,000 photographs behind in this building. it was in east london. they are not all of the royals. here's just a sampling. that's an adorable one of william with his parents. >> how do you lee behind 100,000 photos? that's a lot. >> the timing is suspect. i have a feeling we'll see more of these coming up. >> william. well, beautiful pictures to say the very least. meanwhile, that biographer whol called am prince andrew's daughter's boyfriends dull. that is nasty. >> tough cookies around here. watch what you say, and look over your shoulder in this place. >> exactly. all right, peter. thank you so much. you have the british suit on assist well. looking dapper. >> kind of you to say. >> nice to see you. >>> much more on the royal family, be sure to down road nbc's free royal wedding app for both the ipad and iphone, and the android as well. coming up, we're going to have much more from here in london, but, up next lindsay lohan speaks out to jay leno about her recent legal tr