Princess Diana - Overview
Princess Diana, or as she more formally known, Princess of Wales, died on Sunday, 31st August 1997 after being involved in
a road traffic accident in the french city of Paris.
Following her tragic death, there was widespread, and I'd hasten to add, unprecidented public mourning at the death of one of Britain's most popular royal figures. This culminated with her funeral which was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6th September, 1997.
During her short life, in her capacity as Princess of Wales, she was enormously important to a wide variety of charities and societies.
So much so that, even after her death, Diana's work lives on in the form of commemorative charities and a multitude of projects set
up in order to help those less fortunate or in need.
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Princess Diana - Recent Events
July 2007
The Concert for Diana was recently held to celebrate the life and
work of the Princess who touched so many people's lives. The concert was organised by her two sons, Princes William and Harry,
and was attended by over 60,000 people. It's been estimated that around 15 million people from the UK watched the concert
and over 500 million homes in around 140 countries viewed the televised event. Among the performers were Elton John,
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Duran Duran, The Feeling, Bryan Ferry, James Morrison, Nelly Furtado, Rod Stewart, Orson, Take That and
Tom Jones.
Prince William said: “For us, this has been the most perfect way of remembering her. And this is how she would want to be remembered.”
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Princess Diana - Charities
At the time of Princess Diana's death, she was Patron or President of the following charitable organisations: