Princess Diana: tributes pour in 25 years later
Well-wishers laid flowers and other tributes on Wednesday at Princess Diana's former home in London and above the Paris road tunnel where she lost her life, to mark the 25th anniversary of her death.
Former Lady Diana Spencer, whose fairytale marriage to Prince Charles captivated the world until it unraveled publicly with revelations of infidelity and divorce, has died in an accident of car in the French capital on August 31, 1997.
A trickle of well-wishers laid flowers, flags and photographs for the so-called 'Queen of People's Hearts' at the gates of Kensington Palace and in Diana Square above the Bridge Tunnel. 'Alma.
At the Spencer family home, Althorp House, where Diana is buried in a lead-lined coffin on a remote island in the estate, her brother Charles Spencer laid the Union Jack at half mast.
"He was a world celebrity," retired cameraman Claude Gautier, 79, who came to pay homage to the makeshift memorial in Paris, told AFP.
"She was classy, sporty, elegant. Everyone is sad today. My flowers for her are inside," he said, touching the badge on his England football shirt.
"The flowers here will wither but mine will never die."
“We really miss someone like her today. If you look around the world, there is no one like her,” added German tourist Ulrike Plank, 64, from Munich.
p>In London, caring Julie Cein also said it was important to preserve her positive memory and legacy.
"She showed empathy, kindness, consideration towards all people, regardless of their class in society," she added.
LegacyDiana, who was just 36 when she died, remains widely revered as a fashion icon and for getting through a sweltering royal convention, especially after her very public divorce.
She has also been praised for her charitable work highlighting the scourge of landmines and encouraging a change of attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS.
As a sign of the royal's enduring fascination, last weekend a sporty Ford Escort she once owned sold at auction for £737,000 ($864,000).
His marital troubles will also feature in the latest series of Netflix's hit drama "The Crown" later this year.
Joe Little, editor of Majesty magazine, says Diana influenced her sons, Princes William and Harry, to be less formal than traditional royals.
"They are much more 'sensitive' than they ever would have been," he said, highlighting William's hugs for the England women footballers after their Euro 2022 win this month .
"William can see that there is no need for much of the formality in royal life that existed when his father was the same age."
Last week Harry, who admitted to having mental health issues due to the death of his mother, said he would "share the spirit of my mother with my family, with my children, that I wish I could have met".
“Every day I hope to make her proud,” he said at a fundraising dinner in the United States for his charity Sentebale, which supports young Africans living with HIV.
"I want it to be a day filled with memories of her amazing work and love for the way she did it," he added.
crevasseLast year, the brothers unveiled a statue of her at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 60th birthday, remembering "her love, strength and character" and as a "force for good" around the world.
This year, the brothers will not participate in any official commemorations, preferring to mark the occasion privately with their own families.
William, 40, recently announced a move from London to Windsor Estate in west London with his wife, Catherine, and their three young children.
Harry, 37, now lives in California with his wife, Meghan, and their two children, after the couple left the royal family in early 2020.
The Daily Telegraph said on Saturday that the brothers had "agreed to draw a line under their public commemorations" on the 20th anniversary five years ago.
But the brothers, who at just ages 15 and 12 walked with bowed heads behind Diana's coffin at her funeral, are also said to be on good terms.
William has angrily hit back at claims in a TV interview with Harry and Meghan about racism in the royal family.
The couple are due to attend a series of charity events in Britain next week, staying near William and Kate at the sprawling Windsor Estate.
There would be no plans for the brothers to meet, nor for Harry to visit his ailing 96-year-old grandmother on her retreat to Balmoral in Scotland.
Well-wishers laid flowers and other tributes on Wednesday at Princess Diana's former home in London and above the Paris road tunnel where she lost her life, to mark the 25th anniversary of her death.
Former Lady Diana Spencer, whose fairytale marriage to Prince Charles captivated the world until it unraveled publicly with revelations of infidelity and divorce, has died in an accident of car in the French capital on August 31, 1997.
A trickle of well-wishers laid flowers, flags and photographs for the so-called 'Queen of People's Hearts' at the gates of Kensington Palace and in Diana Square above the Bridge Tunnel. 'Alma.
At the Spencer family home, Althorp House, where Diana is buried in a lead-lined coffin on a remote island in the estate, her brother Charles Spencer laid the Union Jack at half mast.
"He was a world celebrity," retired cameraman Claude Gautier, 79, who came to pay homage to the makeshift memorial in Paris, told AFP.
"She was classy, sporty, elegant. Everyone is sad today. My flowers for her are inside," he said, touching the badge on his England football shirt.
"The flowers here will wither but mine will never die."
“We really miss someone like her today. If you look around the world, there is no one like her,” added German tourist Ulrike Plank, 64, from Munich.
p>In London, caring Julie Cein also said it was important to preserve her positive memory and legacy.
"She showed empathy, kindness, consideration towards all people, regardless of their class in society," she added.
LegacyDiana, who was just 36 when she died, remains widely revered as a fashion icon and for getting through a sweltering royal convention, especially after her very public divorce.
She has also been praised for her charitable work highlighting the scourge of landmines and encouraging a change of attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS.
As a sign of the royal's enduring fascination, last weekend a sporty Ford Escort she once owned sold at auction for £737,000 ($864,000).
His marital troubles will also feature in the latest series of Netflix's hit drama "The Crown" later this year.
Joe Little, editor of Majesty magazine, says Diana influenced her sons, Princes William and Harry, to be less formal than traditional royals.
"They are much more 'sensitive' than they ever would have been," he said, highlighting William's hugs for the England women footballers after their Euro 2022 win this month .
"William can see that there is no need for much of the formality in royal life that existed when his father was the same age."
Last week Harry, who admitted to having mental health issues due to the death of his mother, said he would "share the spirit of my mother with my family, with my children, that I wish I could have met".
“Every day I hope to make her proud,” he said at a fundraising dinner in the United States for his charity Sentebale, which supports young Africans living with HIV.
"I want it to be a day filled with memories of her amazing work and love for the way she did it," he added.
crevasseLast year, the brothers unveiled a statue of her at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 60th birthday, remembering "her love, strength and character" and as a "force for good" around the world.
This year, the brothers will not participate in any official commemorations, preferring to mark the occasion privately with their own families.
William, 40, recently announced a move from London to Windsor Estate in west London with his wife, Catherine, and their three young children.
Harry, 37, now lives in California with his wife, Meghan, and their two children, after the couple left the royal family in early 2020.
The Daily Telegraph said on Saturday that the brothers had "agreed to draw a line under their public commemorations" on the 20th anniversary five years ago.
But the brothers, who at just ages 15 and 12 walked with bowed heads behind Diana's coffin at her funeral, are also said to be on good terms.
William has angrily hit back at claims in a TV interview with Harry and Meghan about racism in the royal family.
The couple are due to attend a series of charity events in Britain next week, staying near William and Kate at the sprawling Windsor Estate.
There would be no plans for the brothers to meet, nor for Harry to visit his ailing 96-year-old grandmother on her retreat to Balmoral in Scotland.
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