Concert For Diana 1 July 2007

[MichelleVA]

Job well done! I loved the concert and was thrilled to share it with my 3 girls. I was a bit worried we would get bored with it but we loved the inbetween Diana & me moments. It is a day I will never forget sharing with my girls.
As far as Kate and William I felt so bad for her. If she isn't with him I would have stayed home for the event and watched on tv. But if I was with him and if the pictures are true of her car being driven into Clarence House the night before after midnight (I would think the picture says it all) than they are together and they had to share this event rows apart. How sad that must have been for them. Plus I am sure William would have liked her to be seated next to him.
Overall I have to say I was impressed with the way the boys conducted themselves. I was dreading Harry getting drunk in the stands and thrilled he didn't seem to be drinking. Than of course the selection of performers was a wonderful mix of old and newer groups.
I do believe in a heaven and I do believe that Diana was watching down on her birthday smiling on her boys. They did a fitting tribute to her and I believe they have got it right doing a concert on her birthday and a memoral service on the day of her death.
The best part was the end when they showed videos and my girls 6,5, and 2 were cheering look at Diana and dancing around like her afterwards in a fit of giggles.
It was a wonderful day!
Diana would be so proud!

[karla64]

Kate and Wills keep Wembley guessing at Diana concert


more pics.. reception after theconcert party..

WENN Photo Library

[angiep]

I agree with some of you, Diddy was embarrassing. I saw the whole day's footage on VH1--fabulous concert, like I said before. I watched the NBC special last night and was not impressed at all. They did not capture the mood or feeling of the concert, in my opinion. It was a shoddy recap.

[talula]

Originally Posted by angiep

I agree with some of you, Diddy was embarrassing.

Yes. I just found it so annoying that he kept saying 'Diana we miss you, we love you, etc, etc.' It came off to be soo insincere. I wonder if he even met her!

But hands down the worst performance was Pharell. The crowd was not feeling him and he is singing 'Drop it like it's hot' for this event. What the hell? Am I missing something??

[Hanymph]

I'm watching it now (tv channel Starmovies, rerun it in Malaysia now), I could say it is a great concert. Bravo to the 2 princes for organised it..

Chelsy and Harry are so lovey dovey....

[Vanesa]

Of course, Lady Diana should have liked this concert in her honour. Her children organized it wonderfully. This is not the kind of ambiance I'll like, but it was a concert in Lady Diana's memory and not in mine, so I should be happy.

Anyone knows if Prince Charles said something about it?

Vanesa.

[milla Ca]

Originally Posted by Vanesa

Anyone knows if Prince Charles said something about it?

Vanesa.

What should he say?
The Prince of Wales has, as a loving father, always a supporting role for his sons, so i´m sure he gave them a helping hand in this case too.
It was never planed that Charles and Camilla would visit the concert. They will visit the memorial service in August ( together wth the Queen), but the concert was an event only from the two sons for their mother.

[royalty_101_]

i just finished watching it a couple of hours ago...

as a lot of people saying they'd done a great job!

i wish i was back in london in time for this... so i can watch it live! unfortunately i'm here in manila.

[bigheadshirmp]

I'm sure Diana should be very proud of her boys! great concert!

[Hanymph]

I thought I saw someone look like david Beckham...and it is Beckham and his son.

[sm1939]

Originally Posted by Hanymph

I thought I saw someone look like david Beckham...and it is Beckham and his son.

Yes David Beckham was there with his son .

[Marengo]

Though I like the idea that the Princes wanted to celebrate their mothers life by giving a concert and collecting money for causes that Diana felt strongly about, I must confess that I look at this with mixed feelings.

I know that monarchies have to change and go along with times et all, but to see Prince Harry all over his girlfriend during an official event is too much change for me. So is the fact that the girl is actually sitting next to him. Her style and her manners don't seem very sophisticated either, it is somewhat simular to that of a so-called WAG (wives and girlfriends of soccer players).

The footage of Lady Diana that was shown there was rather nice and moving, especially those of her childhood years. I haven't seen it before and it was a nice gesture of the Princes to share these private videos witht he public.

[susan alicia]

Charles wasn't happy when he was not seated next to Camilla at the wedding of one of the daughters of the duke of westminster because they were not married. It seems logical that his sons treat their girlfriends as eqauls just like their father preferred.

Originally Posted by Marengo

Though I like the idea that the Princes wanted to celebrate their mothers life by giving a concert and collecting money for causes that Diana felt strongly about, I must confess that I look at this with mixed feelings.

I know that monarchies have to change and go along with times et all, but to see Prince Harry all over his girlfriend during an official event is too much change for me. So is the fact that the girl is actually sitting next to him. Her style and her manners don't seem very sophisticated either, it is somewhat simular to that of a so-called WAG (wives and girlfriends of soccer players).

The footage of Lady Diana that was shown there was rather nice and moving, especially those of her childhood years. I haven't seen it before and it was a nice gesture of the Princes to share these private videos witht he public.

[Duchess]

from some of the shots you could see there were still lots of seats left...this might be as sometimes the seats directly beside the stage left empty for various reasons. i watched snippets of the concert so i couldn't really give an opinion but from what i've read here it sounds like it was great.

[Martha]

I think was a great idea the concert for Princess Diana. It was okay.

[LOSSEAN]

After hearing BBC reports of bomb scares in the UK, I thought the concert would be affected in a big way. But it was great to see the defiance of the people who turned up, even though they were subjected to rigid security checks. Nothing was going to deter them from attending this celebration.

[lucianap]

I just wanted to mention a couple of points.

A] Someone mentioned that they cut Eltons performace at the end. Quite correct, they ran over by 30 mins & eventually had to cut 2 of his songs - supposedly one was candle in the wind but that may just be media gossip b/c it is a rather sad song & would perhaps contradict the montage / queen song at the end.

B] At the start when Elton opened the stadium did have many empty seats. Basically b/c of the failed bombings in London on Fri & the Airport suicide car bomb thing at Glasgow airport [scotland] on Saturday - obviously the concert security was insane. The security was that of airport security - every bag searched & everyone scanned - due to this many people didn't make it for the start b/c they were held up with security. Also it's obviously a soccer pitch so the stage was on the pitch therefore one side of the stadium was useless b/c it was behind the stage! then at the other end - directly in front of the stage at the opposite side was 2 huge tower structures - so seats at that side were also left empty b/c people wouldn't be able to view the stage / screens.

C] I think the older performers that some people have criticised were great. Duran Duran was dianas face band & Rod Stewart was one of the best of the day - it was a british event, she was a british princess so I think it's only right that the some of the most well known british "wrinklies" performed - also, the age range was huge - kids to grandmas so to have all young acts would be plane ridiculous - I think they did a good job in having something for everyone.

D] Though I think PDiddys performance was rather indulgent - definitely more of an american performance than a british one ... watching british t.v this morning they showed prince harry wiping away tears while diddy was performing so I think it perhaps touched a number of people - sailing, by rod stewart was the other song that stirred the emotions of the masses.

E] Someone mentioned drinking - they were all drinking - harry had numerous pints of beer - pretty much everyone in the royal box was drinking - wine & beer ...


Overall I thought it was pretty good - If you put yourself in the princes position - watching the clips of your deceased mother for 6hrs must have been pretty hard - especially when people were talking so kindly about her ...

Sorry for all the typos - English is my 3rd language!

[Amelie]

maybe a stupid question but why wasnt charles there? the princes friends and girlfriends/ ex girlfriends had their parents there?

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Amelie

maybe a stupid question but why wasnt charles there? the princes friends and girlfriends/ ex girlfriends had their parents there?

I understand that Charles and Camilla didn't go because they wanted the focus to be on the two princes, not them.

[lady_windsor]

Originally Posted by Amelie

maybe a stupid question but why wasnt charles there? the princes friends and girlfriends/ ex girlfriends had their parents there?

On the interview, william said that no senior member of the royal family would be there. Perhaps that might have been a diplomatic approch to avoiding Camilla..im not sure thier intentions there though, im just guessing. I does seem strange though that their other aunts and uncles could come but not the royal ones...o well