Princes to organize Wembley concert to honour Diana
Princes William and Harry plan to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Diana, with a massive concert featuring pop superstars, according to several British newspapers.
Both the Sunday Mirror and the Mail say the brothers are arranging the event themselves. They said it is to take place in London’s Wembley Stadium on July 1, 2007 รณ on what would have been the 46th birthday of the late Princess of Wales.
“We’re considering a number of options on how best to commemorate next year,” said Paddy Harverson, a spokesperson for Prince Charles.
“William and Harry will make a decision in due course.”
The stadium can hold 90,000 people. Proceeds from the concert, expected to be shown live on television, are said to be going to several charities supported by Diana.
Elton John, a friend of Diana who performed Candle In The Wind at her funeral, is expected to be invited. Other artists who are likely to take part include Beyonce, George Michael and Kylie Minogue, according to the Sunday Times.
Diana, boyfriend Dodi Fayed and their driver, Henri Paul, died when their car smashed into a concrete wall in a tunnel in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997. At the time, Diana had already been divorced from Charles for a year.
A French judge ruled in 1999 the crash was an accident and concluded Paul had been drinking and taking prescription drugs as well as driving too fast.
However, conspiracy theories kept cropping up and a British inquest into their deaths is expected to begin in the new year.
Lord John Stevens, the former head of London’s Metropolitan Police, has been investigating the crash for two years and will table his report at the inquest.
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