Princess Diana Funeral Procession Route
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 palace.
Princess diana funeral procession route. London cnn the body of princess diana will be returned to her home at kensington palace friday night a decision that more than triples the length of saturdays funeral procession to. The cortege will now leave from kensington palace dianas home which will mean a threefold increase in the processional route. The coffin was carried from the palace on a gun carriage along hyde park to st.
Flags have been flown at half mast across the country since her tragic death and thousands of. The coffin will travel along kensington high street past the. The union flag on top of the palace was lowered to half mast.
Crowds of people lined the two mile long route dianas funeral procession through central london. Diana princess of wales began the journey to her final resting place last night when her coffin was taken by hearse from the chapel royal at st jamess palace to her apartments at kensington. The official schedule for princess dianas funeral september 4 1997 web posted at.
The official ceremony was held. She was carried off from the royal palace to westminster abbey where princess dianas funeral would take place. Jamess palace where dianas body had remained for five days before being taken to kensington palace.