Lady Diana Spencer Funeral
2 billion people globally tuned in to say goodbye after she was killed in a car crash.
Lady diana spencer funeral. Prince harry chats to earl spencer and lady sarah mccorquodale after the service to celebrate the life of diana princess of wales at the guards chapel on the 20th anniversary of her death august. She came to prominence in 1981 upon her engagement to. More than 1 million people lined the streets of london as princess dianas coffin was carried to the church at westminster abbey and 25 billion watched from home.
About lady diana spencer in brief. Princess dianas funeral took place on sept. She died in a car crash in a paris tunnel in 1997 and subsequent televised funeral.
Getty images twenty years after princess dianas funeral were still talking about the memorials iconic moments from the sea of flowers and mementos left outside of kensington palace to the. Sarah spencer second from right at. Princess diana became lady diana spencer after her father inherited the title of earl spencer in 1975.
Dianas funeral cortege leaving buckingham palace. Prince harry and prince william walk behind their mothers casket in the funeral procession. Bbc one live broadcast of the funeral for diana princess of wales on saturday 6th september 1997.
Jamess palace where dianas body had remained for five days before being taken to kensington. Diana princess of wales born diana frances spencer. Diana frances spencer was born on 1 july 1961 at park house sandringham norfolk.
They had two. She married the heir to the british throne prince charles on july 29 1981. The funeral of diana princess of wales started on saturday 6 september 1997 at 908 am in london when the tenor bell of westminster abbey started tolling to signal the departure of the cortege from kensington palacethe coffin was carried from the palace on a gun carriage along hyde park to st.
She was the youngest daughter of john spencer 8th earl spencer and frances shand kydd.