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August 31, 2007

Britain Marks 10th Anniversary of Princess Diana's Death
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1925FE4:A6F02AD83191E160FBF799F7B7F01A4F9574F7DCC14957C0 Diana's sons,
Prince William and Prince Harry, organize solemn tribute with royal
memorial service at historic Guards Chapel, near Buckingham Palace
Britain is mourning the late Princess Diana Friday on the 10th
anniversary of her death in a car crash in Paris.







Prince Charles, Prince Harry and Prince William greet guests as they
arrive for the Service of Thanksgiving for Diana, at the Guards'
Chapel, in London, 31 Aug 2007Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince
Harry, organized a solemn tribute with a royal memorial service in
central London. William commemorated his mother with a Bible reading,
while Harry delivered personal reminiscences about her.

Queen Elizabeth, Diana's ex-husband, Prince Charles, and about 500
other invited guests are attending the service at the historic Guards
Chapel, near Buckingham Palace.

Britain's senior Anglican clergyman, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan
Williams, delivered a prayer offering thanks for the princess's
"willingness to reach out to the excluded and forgotten ... [and] her
generosity [that] gave hope and joy to many" people around the world.

Other guests included Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his predecessor,
Tony Blair, who once described Diana as "the people's princess."

Crowds gathered in a park outside the chapel and tied bouquets,
portraits and poems to the gates of her former home, Kensington
Palace.

Prince Charles' second wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, did not
attend the ceremony.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.


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