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

nbc's keir sim mops with the latest. keir, good morning. >> reporter: we've been talking about what a wonderful celebration it's going to be, but now we're learning about how poignant some moments it will be. westminster abbey is of course the place william'ser who's funeral was held. now it is reported he will refer to her during the service in the most moving way. on the day prince william looks to the future, he will be emotionally thinking about the past. 30 years after charles and diana were married it's reported he will talk about his mother in his speech on his own wedding day. my dearer who mother is here i spirit, he is reported to say. perhaps determined to learn lessons from his mother's life in the months ahead it's thought kate and william will take part in just two royal engagements. william hopes to ease his new wife into life as a royal and asking for some privacy in the first two years together. it won't be easy. for prince william and katherine's wedding will be watched by over a billion people. it's go

keir simmons, nbc news, westminster abbie. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> and a quick program note. brian williams will anchor "nightly news" from london starting on wednesday. i'll be there as well. leading up to nbc news coverage of the royal wedding which begins on friday at 4:00 a.m. eastern time. set your alarm clocks. >>> up next, what if they built a state-of-the-art prison and nobody came? wait until you hear why it's just sitting there, empty. >>> a brand new state-of-the-art prison in new hampshire sits empty tonight. and it's not because there are no criminals to lock up behind bars. nbc's kelly o'donnell explains. >> reporter: spring arrives late in new hampshire's north country. but a manmade delay is breaking hearts and wallets in the town of berlin. >> this delay is critical to us. it's going to have an impact on businesses that are struggling to hold on. >> reporter: they're waiting on this. a new federal prison, carved out of a mountaintop. a medium-security facility that will add more than 300 new jobs. construction wrapped up months ago. but money needed to actual

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> up next, the volatile combination of money, divorce, and baseball. >>> the los angeles dodgers made big news this week with major league baseball saying essentially the team is unable to manage itself. tonight, nbc's miguel almaguer looks at the demise of a franchise that became mired in problems off the field. >> reporter: the los angeles dodgers are one of the most beloved franchises in all of professional sports. >> rod barajas just tied the game. >> reporter: but this week, the legendary team was taken over by major league baseball, a rare and embarrassing move for the boys in blue, who are swimming in a sea of red. under team owner frank mccourt, the club is hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. in a statement, baseball commissioner bud selig wrote, i have taken this action because of my deep concerns regarding the finances and operations of the dodgers. mccourt, called the league's decision hard to understand. news of the takeover was no doubt a blow for frank mccourt, but certainly not the only piece of bad news for the dodgers' owner. fra

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