Princess Diana was buried in a black Catherine Walker dress, holding a rosary gifted by Mother Teresa, and her coffin was topped with flowers and a letter from her son Harry. She was laid to rest on a private island in an ornamental lake at Althorp Park, her family's estate, not in the royal vaults, due to her brother Earl Spencer's concerns about security and public access.
Diana's coffin was carried from the palace on a gun carriage by ridges of the King's Troop, and was escorted by mounted police. 🌹 Diana's was wearing a black long-sleeved, three- quarter length woollen wrap around cocktail dress, designed by Catherine Walker.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (then Sophie Rhys-Jones) did not attend Princess Diana's funeral in 1997, reportedly because her strong resemblance to Diana would have been too upsetting for the grieving crowds, a decision made thoughtfully by Sophie herself. At the time, she was dating Prince Edward, but they were not yet engaged or married.
Princess Diana did not have an open-casket funeral. Since she died in a car accident and was subject to an autopsy, the chances are that nobody would have wanted the princess to have been remembered in such a way, thus keeping the casket closed.
Princess Margaret didn't bow to Princess Diana's coffin at her funeral primarily due to a deep-seated resentment stemming from Diana's 1995 tell-all Panorama interview, which Margaret saw as a severe betrayal of the Royal Family and the Queen; Margaret never forgave Diana for publicly airing grievances and challenging royal decorum, viewing her as a disloyal figure, leading to her snub during the funeral procession despite their initially warm relationship.
Camilla did not attend Diana's funeral on September 6, 1997.
Diana was wearing a ring given to her by Dodi Fayed when she died. It was a £3,000 Bulgari yellow gold band with diamonds. The diamond band set in yellow gold was not an engagement ring and was worn on the fourth finger of her right hand, where her butler Paul Burrell advised her to wear it.
Prince Harry whispered to his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, that he hoped she was happy and with his grandfather, Prince Philip, and expressed his admiration for her dedication to duty until the end, as revealed in his memoir Spare. He said he hoped she'd be happy and with Grandfather now, acknowledging her service through the Jubilee and her final duties.
"Second, her body was embalmed by the French and it is said that the purpose of this was to conceal that she was pregnant." He said no pregnancy test had been carried out on Diana at the hospital where she was taken that night because there appeared to be no reason to do so.
First medical reports indicated that she was suffering from concussion, a broken arm and cuts to her thighs. It later emerged that the Princess had suffered massive chest injuries. At 4.53am it was announced that the Princess had died.
She loved wearing brands, which included Chanel. However, the then Princess of Wales stopped wearing Chanel following her divorce. Apparently, the label's logo, the double interlocking C's, reminded her of the betrayal she had by Prince Charles because of his then-affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.
Unfortunately, since Diana's death in 1997, the choker is no longer seen in public, having been inherited by her children. It is thought that the next to wear it will be Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, who already owns the engagement ring and earrings that made a kind of set with the remaining jewel.
Queen Camilla was diagnosed with a form of pneumonia following a chest infection in late 2024, which caused fatigue and led to her missing some public engagements, though she continued with indoor duties and worked towards recovery, managing lingering post-viral tiredness with rest. Her illness was initially described as a "nasty bug," but she later confirmed the pneumonia diagnosis herself, requiring a modified schedule for a period.
No, King Charles and Queen Camilla generally sleep in separate bedrooms, a common practice among the British upper class and royals, including the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, as it helps maintain their relationship and allows for personal space, with both having their own rooms at residences like Clarence House and private country homes.
Princess Diana's true love was widely considered to be Pakistani heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan, whom her friends called the "love of her life" and she referred to as "Mr. Wonderful," with whom she shared a deep, private, two-year relationship focused on sincerity and a normal life, even discussing marriage before their breakup in 1997, just months before her death. While she also had other notable romances, like with James Hewitt and Dodi Fayed, Khan was the one she longed for a future with, seeking a genuine connection away from the media spotlight.
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According to Metro, this is because lead seals the coffin from moisture, slowing decomposition for up to a year. When Princess Diana died in 1997, her coffin also contained this special lining, which is why it weighed nearly 540 pounds. English nobility have followed this tradition for at least four centuries.
After Princess Diana's tragic death in August 1997, several pieces of her jewelry were left to her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. Over the years, both the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex gifted such sentimental jewelry pieces to their respective wives, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
The only way Princess Diana could have survived is if she had been wearing a seat belt. There is a lot of space in the back of a limo and she flew a long way out of her seat before hitting the back of the front seats. While she was flying the cars crumple zones collapsed, so didn't give any protecti…
The largest funeral gathering was attended by 15,000,000 people and was to mourn the passing of Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai (India) who died 3 February 1969.