Princess Diana's brother will spend millions on the reconstruction of her grave. 'I was deceived': Princess Diana's brother remembers her funeral Princess Diana's funeral in a coffin
August 31 this year marks the 19th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. Her name is known to everyone. When Diana died, her sons were still teenagers. William was then 15 years old, Harry - 13 years old. However, during his recent visit to one of the British hospitals, Prince William admitted that although years have passed since the death of his mother, not a day goes by that he does not remember her and miss her. And his brother Harry also admits: the pain from the death of his mother is still strong ... Many who cared for Diana could not come to terms with her departure - too suddenly the tragedy ended her life. And, most surprisingly, there are still people who refuse to believe in the accident of her death. And some people are completely sure: Diana is still alive!
Princess Diana was one of the most popular women in the world. She was called "Lady Di", "People's Princess", "Queen of Hearts". She was actively involved in charitable and peacekeeping activities. She personally visited many terminally ill patients in different countries of the world, led campaigns for the protection of animals. She was an activist in the fight against AIDS and for the cessation of the production of anti-personnel mines.
"I have always been and will be, only a humanitarian figure, I want to help people in any way I can, that's all. The world is sick with a lack of philanthropy and compassion. Someone should love people and tell them this."
A few months before her death, the princess auctioned off her finest pieces in New York without regret, declaring: “Clothes are no longer as necessary for my work as they used to be.” The proceeds of $3 million were transferred to charity.
Funeral
Diana's funeral took place on September 6 at Althorp, the ancestral home of the Spencer family. The farewell ceremony was held in London and started from Buckingham Palace; About a million people came to say goodbye to Lady Di, and about 2.5 billion viewers watched her on television.
The funeral was attended by three former British Prime Ministers (Margaret Thatcher, James Callahan and Edward Heath), Hollywood stars (Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman) and music (Cliff Richard, Luciano Pavarotti, George Michael), members of the British royal family, representatives of foreign monarchies (Queen Noor of Jordan, Princess Margaret of the Netherlands and others) - a total of 2,000 people, from Richard Branson to Nelson Mandela. Diana's body was dressed in a long black dress from her favorite designer Katherine Walker (there were about 1,000 dresses by this fashion designer in the princess's wardrobe), which she acquired shortly before her death. She was holding a rosary, a gift from Mother Teresa, who had died the day before Diana's funeral.
Memory
In London, in the basement of the Harrods department store, a memorial was erected dedicated to the memory of Diana and Dodi al-Fayed, in front of their photographs there is a crystal pyramid, which contains the engagement ring, presented to Diana a few hours before her death, and the glass from which she drank for the last time. The composition rises above the fountain with candles.
Mohammed al-Fayed unveiled a monument to his son Dodi and Princess Diana at his London department store Harrods. The opening of the new monument was timed to coincide with the eighth anniversary of the death of Dodi and Diana in a car accident (Guardian). The bronze Diana and Dodi are depicted dancing against the backdrop of waves and the wings of an albatross, symbolizing eternity and freedom, symbolizes the interweaving of Western and Eastern traditions and is dedicated to "innocently murdered victims." Another memorial is installed in the tomb of Dodi in Egypt.
This does not sit well with the royal family, who insist that both memorials be removed from the department store.
An unusual memorial in memory of Princess Diana, designed by American architect Katherine Gustafson, was opened in 2004 in London in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince of Wales Charles with his sons William and Harry. The monument represents; an oval riverbed of more than two hundred meters with granite banks. The water in the channel flows towards each other from two sides and should remind of the stormy, but not always simple life of Lady Dee. On the one hand, the water overcomes stone rapids, on the other, it resembles a babbling stream. The meeting of two streams symbolizes eternal rest.
But as they say, it is better to see once than to hear many times. The photo does not convey the meaning inherent in the memorial.
According to Mohammed al-Fayed himself, this monument looks like a more appropriate sign of memory than the memorial fountain in Hyde Park. The sculpture was sculpted by Bill Mitchell, an artist who has worked for al-Fayd for forty years. At the opening of the monument, Mohammed al-Fayed said that he called this sculptural group "Innocent Victims". He believes that Dodi and Diana died in a staged car crash, their untimely deaths being the result of a murder. "The monument has been erected here forever. Nothing has been done so far to perpetuate the memory of this amazing woman who brought joy to the world" Al Fayed said.
In 1985, the department store was purchased by Egyptian billionaire Mohammed al-Fayed, who sold it to the Arab Sheikhs (Qatar's State Investment Fund) for £1.5 billion. By tradition, Harrods was the purveyor to Her Majesty's court. This is reminiscent of the royal coat of arms on the facade. After the death of Princess Diana, the royal court did not renew the contract.
Other monuments and memorials dedicated to the memory of Princess Diana:
In society
Diana has been repeatedly called "the most photographed woman in the world" (some sources share this title between her and Grace Kelly). In 1998, Time magazine named Diana one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
Finally, according to a poll conducted in 2002 by the BBC broadcaster, Diana took 3rd place in the list of the 100 Greatest Britons in History - the late princess was in third place in the list of the greatest Britons of all time, ahead of Albion, Shakespeare, Darwin, Newton and all reigning British monarchs.
The death of the 36-year-old "People's Princess", of course, caused an immediate response from the masters of culture.
Music
As part of the album Black Celebration (1986) by the band Depeche Mode the release of the composition "New Dress" took place, in which the author of words and music, Martin Gore, ironically plays up how close the media paid attention to the life of Princess Diana. Russian group "Aquarium" in the fall of 1997, she dedicated the song “4D” (“The Last Day of August”) to Diana, including it in the already formed album “Lilith”. In 2007, 10 years after her death, on the day Princess Diana would have turned 46, a commemorative concert called "Concert for Diana", the founders were Princes Harry and William, world stars of music and cinema performed at the concert. The concert took place at the famous Wembley Stadium in London, opened by Diana's favorite band is Duran Duran. In 2012 American singer Lady Gaga performed a song dedicated to Princess Diana on one of her shows at The Born This Way Ball world tour. The song is called "Princess Die" In 2015, the singer Madonna dedicated her song "Queen" to the death of the princess. The composition was written for the album "Rebel Heart".
But the most intriguing story is probably connected with Elton John who dedicated a song to Princess Diana "Candle in the Wind", which is a remake of the original 1973 song dedicated to Marilyn Monroe. In 2007, the single entered the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest selling single in the history of music. (More on this below.)
Diana's close friend Elton John hastily asked the poet Bernie Taupina corrected the lyrics of his famous 1973 hit "Candle In the Wind", originally dedicated to the memory of Marilyn Monroe, and sang the song at the funeral ceremony, which caused a snide comment from the guitarist Rolling Stones by Keith Richards: "He only knows how to compose songs about dead blondes".
Elton responded by calling Keith a "goat" and an "arthritic macaque trying to perch on stage". To Sir Elton's credit (he was knighted a year later), he never again performed the version with the words "Farewell Rose of England!" live, but the studio recording of Candle In the Wind 1997, released on September 23, 1997, became one of the best-selling singles in the history of the recording industry: 10 million copies sold in the US alone; the song spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard charts. It is noteworthy that the British public in 2001 included Candle In the Wind 1997 in the list of "most hated hits".
Music, of course, was not enough - several documentaries, at least four feature films of varying degrees of reliability, postage stamps from several countries.
Movie
On the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana, a film was made "Princess Diana. Last day in Paris, which describes the last hours of Lady Diana's life. The authors of the film meticulously recreated the events of the last summer in the life of the princess, revealing the full depth and inconsistency of her unique personality.
A biopic was made in 2006 "Queen" The Queen is a 2006 biographical film directed by Stephen Frears co-produced by France, Britain and Italy. The events of the picture describe the life of the British royal family in the first few days after the tragic death of Princess Diana. The role of Queen Elizabeth II in the film was played by Helen Mirren.
A film was made in 2013 "Diana: A Love Story"(Eng. Diana) - biographical drama directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, telling about the last two years of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. The film is based on the book Diana: Her Last Love by Kate Snell. Naomi Watts as the Princess of Wales. The film had its world premiere in London on September 5, 2013. The premiere in Russia took place on December 5, 2013.
Philately
In honor of Princess Diana, postage stamps were issued in Albania, Armenia, North Korea, Pitcairn, Tuvalu.
The myth of Diana lives on. Perhaps it is in her earthiness and rusticity of the daughter of Viscount Althorp, the eighth Earl Spencer, the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Rothesay, the Countess of Chester and Baroness Renfrew, that the secret of the charm that survived her lies.
Diana will forever remain the image of impeccable style and femininity of the 20th century.
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Editorial website I found the most “survivable” conspiracy theories about the pseudo-death of stars, which, although they do not have any evidence, for some reason they want to believe.
Michael Jackson
- Died June 25, 2009 as a result of an overdose of propofol.
The death was allegedly staged by Michael in order to get out of the debt hole and live the rest of his life in peace and quiet.
In 1993 and 2003 Jackson charged with child molestation, and in both cases his guilt was not proven. These events and constant changes in appearance (changes in skin color, face shape) were the cause of bullying that lasted for years.
Every year there is new "evidence" that the singer is alive, last year it was selfie his daughters Paris, where conspiracy theorists saw Michael. This year the Internet circled the picture Sergio Cortes, and this provoked a new wave of rumors and theories.
Elvis Presley (1935–1977)
- Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977 from a drug overdose.
The singer allegedly deliberately carried out staging your death to get away from the boring show business and indulge in spiritual perfection.
The theory of a fictitious death in 1977 is fueled by several facts: the classified nature of the medical investigation into the cause of death; no photograph of the singer's body; incorrect middle name on the grave: instead of Aron - Aaron (Presley allegedly would not have considered himself buried in this way).
Immediately after the death of the king of rock and roll, a certain Orion appeared on the scene, who looked like an idol not only in physique, but also identical voice tone. The singer always appeared on stage and in public in a mask, for which many considered him the real Elvis.
Princess Diana (1961–1997)
- On August 31, 1997, Diana died in a car accident in Paris.
Many people think that Lady Dee and got into an accident that fateful night, but did not die. Her injuries were allegedly compatible with life, and she was saved.
Instead of Diana, another woman was buried, and the surviving princess moved to the USA and lives there peacefully the life of an ordinary woman, from time to time communicating with her sons. But this is not the only conspiracy theory about her death.
The version of the surviving princess rests on ambiguous facts, such as the one that Diana was buried in a closed coffin. Apart from photographs of a blond woman in a car destroyed after the accident, there are no post-mortem or near-death pictures of Diana.
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994)
- According to one version of the investigation, Cobain injected himself with an incompatible dose of heroin and shot himself in the head with a gun on April 5, 1994.
In 2016, the British tabloid Daily Mail published a provocative headline that the singer is alive, having allegedly provided video evidence.
- On September 13, 1996, Tupac Shakur died in the intensive care unit from blood loss from multiple gunshot wounds.
In theory 2Pac alive and well, lives in Cuba(where his relative has been in political asylum since the 80s). Supporters of the conspiracy theory seize on any clues that can neither be proven nor disproved.
Tupac's murder is still unsolved, the white Cadillac from which the singer was shot fled in an unknown direction in a city surrounded by desert. After the death of the rapper under his name 7 albums with new songs were released - this is more than he released during his lifetime. These and others fuel the idea that the legendary gangster rapper is still alive.
Marilyn Monroe
- On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died due to an overdose of barbiturates, the official version of death is suicide. At the time of her death, the sex symbol suffered from mental disorders and was addicted to drugs.
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Earl Spencer (center) and Princes Philip, William, Harry and Charles walked behind the coffin of Diana
Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer said that the British royal court forced his nephews William and Harry to endure the horror of the funeral procession and lied to him that the princes themselves had expressed a desire to go for their mother's coffin.
The earl called the coercion of the princes "strange and cruel", and the half-hour mourning procession through the center of London in front of a million mourners - "the most terrible minutes of my life."
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the death of the Princess of Wales, her younger brother told the BBC that he was "passionately opposed" to William and Harry walking behind the coffin, and he is sure that Diana would be against it.
"I was deceived, I was told that they themselves volunteered. Of course, there was nothing like that."
"It was the most horrifying part of the funeral, without a doubt, walking behind my sister's coffin side by side with the heartbroken boys."
"It is impossible to forget this feeling when the soul breaks into a bottomless well of sadness, and a crushing wave of grief covers you. I still have nightmares."
Image copyright PA Image caption Princes William and Harry were 15 and 12 respectively when their mother died.Prince Harry recently recalled the funeral and said "no child should have to go through something like this".
More than a million people came to see the princess off. A living corridor stretched from St. James's Palace to Westminster Abbey. People sobbed, threw flowers at the coffin, shouted out declarations of love and words of support to the princess and her children, which only aggravated the suffering of those following the coffin.
"It was impossible not to succumb to the mood of the crowd. The emotions were so powerful that they penetrated into the very heart," says Earl Spencer. "Terrible memories."
"I didn't mean to hurt anyone"
The Count's speech at the funeral was interpreted by the press as an attack on the royal family. He himself says that he sought to intercede for the deceased sister and sing of her difficult fate.
Image caption The earl's speech quarreled between the Spencers and the WindsorsA couple of days after the mourning ceremony, before burying the princess at the Spencer family estate in Northamptonshire, the earl once again read the eulogy over the body of his sister. He's sure she'd love it.
- The memory of Diana can reconcile the Windsors and Spencers
"It seems to me that I did not scatter accusations. And certainly every word was true, I tried to be as honest as possible."
“I didn’t want to prick anyone, I just wanted to sing Diana. And if in the process I spoke impartially about someone - and especially the press - then they deserved it.”
The count mentioned the paparazzi and said that one of them threatened to pursue Diana to the end and "piss on her grave."
"In recent years, Diana has finally been brought to the paparazzi and the yellow press," he said.
"The worst representatives of this profession made her life unbearable, and I think it was appropriate to mention this even at the funeral."
Image copyright PA Image caption Princess Diana was a favorite target of the paparazziAfter 20 years, the count re-read his speech and found it "very balanced".
When asked what was the reaction of the queen - his godmother - he replied that Elizabeth II told a mutual friend that the count had every right to express his feelings.
"You don't need to write me down as a fighter against the monarchy. My speech was about Diana, and only about her."
Princess Diana in Rome, April 29, 1985On the morning of September 6, more than a million people gathered to see Princess Diana on her last journey. Even more people watched the procession, clinging to the TV screens. This event is still one of the saddest pages of British history, and it seems that there are no such details of that day that no one would have reported in more than 20 years.
But, as it turned out, there are such details, because before going to the place of her last resting place on the island in the ancestral castle of Eltrop House, the body of the princess was in St. James's Palace for about a week. On the night before the funeral, it was taken to Kensington Palace, where Diana's loved ones were supposed to say goodbye.
On the last night of Diana in the world of the living, her closest people were invited to Kensington Palace to say goodbye to the princess and keep her calm until the morning - this is a long tradition that is common in Europe too. According to Lisa, according to Diana's butler, both members of the royal family and members of the Spencer family received invitations that Friday. But no one ever came.
“In the end, Diana won her little victory,” Lisa quotes the words of the butler of the Princess of Wales.
So what kind of victory are we talking about? The thing is that after her divorce from Charles, Diana, although she retained the right to be called the Princess of Wales, nevertheless, irrevocably lost the status of Her Royal Highness, that is, roughly speaking, henceforth remained a princess only in words. Diana also could not wear the Order of Elizabeth, because formally she was no longer a member of the royal family. So by pinning it to her chest that night, Paul gave her back "what she had lost in life."
“What a wonderful way to honor this beautiful woman who taught the whole world to love and who has always given so much,” Lisa sums up.
Grave of Oscar Wilde © instagram.com/fyodorrrrr/
These people do not cease to admire even after death. It is a pity that you can no longer meet your favorite idols in person, but their graves are also a kind of mystical place that is worth a visit.
- Celebrity Graves - Oscar Wilde
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The famous Irish writer, father of "Dorian Gray", is buried in Paris. Before reaching the age of 50, Oscar Wilde died in 1900 from meningitis in a cheap hotel. The last words of the great writer: "Either I, or this nasty floral wallpaper."
Oscar Wilde was first buried in the Bagno Cemetery in Paris. In 1908, his friend and journalist Robert Ross ensured that the ashes of the writer were transferred to the Pere Lachaise cemetery. Above the grave of Oscar Wilde rises a winged sphinx made of stone. Since the 1980s, fans have left inscriptions on the monument. And somewhere in the 90s, a new tradition appeared to leave traces of kisses on the surface.
Thus, the monument to Oscar Wilde was so "kissed" that November 30, 2011 had to change the monument.
Where is: Oscar Wilde's grave is in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. The cemetery is located in the east of Paris, in the 20th arrondissement.
- celebrity graves- princess Diana
Lady Diana's funeral took place on September 6, 1997. Princess Diana, or as she was also called, Lady Di, "Queen of Hearts", "People's Princess", was adored by the whole world. After people learned about the death of Diana, 5 million bouquets of flowers were brought to Buckingham Palace in a week. Some of the flowers were transported to the island where the body of Lady Dee rests, and some were taken to hospitals in London and the surrounding area.
Princess Diana was buried on the island, in her family estate. On the grave of Lady Dee stands a monument in the classical style, with columns and a profile of Diana. By order of the brother and sister of the princess, money is taken for visiting the island. According to the Spencers, all funds raised go to charity.
Where is: Princess Diana is buried at the Spencer family estate of Althorp in Northamptonshire, the estate is located on an island in the middle of a lake.
- celebrity graves— Jim Morrison
According to the official version, the legend of The Doors - Jim Morrison - died on July 3, 1971 in Paris from a heart attack. Jim Morrison is also buried in Paris.
The rock star's grave is rather modest. The only thing that adorns it is a copper tablet with an engraved epitaph "he was faithful to his demons." It is interesting that at first there was a small marble bust on the grave of Jim Morrison, however, apparently, one of the fans became insolent or "fanatic" completely - the bust was stolen. In many guidebooks, Jim Morrison's grave is listed as the noisiest place in Pere Lachaise Cemetery. According to some reports, the grave of the leader of The Doors is in the TOP 10 most visited attractions in Paris.
Where is: fans of The Doors leader can visit the musician's grave at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
- celebrity graves- Taras Shevchenko
Ukrainian Kobzar Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko was buried on March 12, 1861 in St. Petersburg at the Smolensk Orthodox Cemetery.
Two months later, the reburial of the body of Taras Shevchenko took place in Ukraine. And in 1989, a granite stone with a commemorative inscription was installed at the former burial place. Now Taras Shevchenko rests in Kaniv on Chernecha Gora - this is one of the most revered places for the Ukrainian people. A granite monument rises on the grave of Kobzar.