Princess Margaret Diana Funeral
Brown claimed margaret never forgave diana even in death.
Princess margaret diana funeral. The funeral of diana princess of wales started on saturday 6 september 1997 at 908 am in london when the tenor bell of westminster abbey started tolling to signal the departure of the cortege from kensington palacethe coffin was carried from the palace on a gun carriage along hyde park to st. Dianas funeral cortege leaving buckingham palace 3 of 31 prince harry and prince william walk behind their mothers casket in the funeral procession. Diana died a year later in 1997 at age 36 from injuries she sustained during a car crash in paris. Members of the british royal family bid a final farewell to princess margaret at windsor castle on friday 50 years after her father king george vi was bur.
The ceremony was at st. The new york times reported that margaret left closely scripted instructions for her funeralwhich occurred on the 50th anniversary of her fathers king george vi. The daughter of a king and the sister of a queen princess margaret was by nature a very spoiled and haughty lady. They were flanked by their father prince.
Georges chapel at windsor castle and just like she insisted before she died she was cremated with no royal family members present. The other members standard was brought to london from the salpetriere hospital via velizy villacoublay air base paris by dianas former husband charles prince of wales and her two sisters on 31 august 1997. Jamess palace where dianas body had remained for five days before being taken to kensington. When faced with the prospect of holding a funeral for her mother her majesty was warned public participation could be minimal due to her relationship with britons still recovering after the death.
Hrh the princess margaret and diana princess of wales. She simply chose not to. On the day of the princess funeral other members of the royal family properly bowed their heads as her coffin passed except margaret.