Monday September 1st 1997, Princess Diana’s funeral took place. The Sun newspaper quoted that “Prince Charles face was grim” when Princess Diana’s body was returned to Britain the night before. After the day of the tragedy, people could not believe this was happening. The nation had lost its greatest treasure and Prince William + Prince Harry lost their mother. This impact was devastating! The Princesses distraught sisters were very comforting to Prince Charles and showed a lot of compassion. The Sun newspaper quotes that “this tragedy will echo down the years and haunt William and Harry for decades” It was everyone’s first thought of how Diana’s two sons would cope in such a delicate matter. They suffered a loss so terrible that words feel inadequate to describe it. It is a big shock for both Sons, just like any child when losing their parent. There is a sense of grief which may get worse because the son’s never saw their mum for weeks because she was with her new love Dodi so it is harder to accept the loss.
The Daily mirror newspaper quoted that “Diana’s coffin was draped with the gold and maroon royal standard” and was lowered from a cargo hold by pallbearers. It was then taken by hearse to a private mortuary in central London. Motorists along the route pulled aside to allow the hearse a smooth passage as four police motorcycle outriders cleared the road ahead of them. Princess Diana was then taken to a chapel where her body was laying in an open coffin, to spend a few private emotional moments with her. The whole royal family spent about 40 minutes saying their prayers. Prince Charles thanked the medical team who tried to save his ex wife and this shows he still had feelings for her. Prince Charles had to keep a straight face to show that he was not distraught.
Diana opened her heart to anyone with pride and admiration as she blossomed into an elegant woman and brought a sparkling personality to the Royal family. She was the most famous woman in the world and an icon of the 20th century. Diana brought a smile to the needy, the sick and the dying and those in despair and that was her main area of expertise. Her work with aid victims helped raised money for research.
Tens and thousand of people lined up at both Kensington palace and Buckingham palace to lay flowers, light candles and weep. There was a special service of remembrance held at St Paul’s cathedral where Diana had married Charles in the doomed fairytale marriage of 16 years. A constant stream of mourners laid bouquets and heartfelt touching messages gave off a somber mood. An example of Diana’s caring and compassionate nature was when she spread happiness on a royal visit to a Hindu temple in North West London and it helped bring the community together to help stop racism and to treat people the same by not judging their colour.
This was the day I was getting changed for a wedding. It was my family and I watching the television carefully at 6am in the morning, showing the footage of the crash. I was in shock and could not believe it occurred. After the day went on and I was traveling in the coach on my way to the wedding, I felt nervous and hoped we have a safe journey there. As they day went by and I got to my destination in peace, the clouds gathered up in swirls. There I saw a big struck of thunder and it poured down heavily with rain. I imagined it was gods cry for Diana’s death and this made me realise how much your mother means to you. I decided to give her a big hug and hoped the same incident would not happen and not loose my parents.
