The Diana, Princess of Wales Fountain and Other Memorials

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Her Majesty will open A memorial Garden in London Hyde Park for Diana on July 6th.

 

[Lyonnaise]

Princess Diana Memorial Garden Goes On Show

The fountain by the American designer Kathrun Gustafson has been filled with water a week ahead of its ceremonial opening by the Queen

A general view of The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park

Rosa Monckton, Chair of the Memorial Fountain Committee poses for photographers by The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain

A lady walks in The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park

Kathryn Gustafson, the landscape architect and designer of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain answers questions from the media at the unveiling of the Memorial in Hyde Park

 

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Will William and harry be there?

 

[Jean]

Yes, they will. Both princes, their father plus some members of their mother's family.

 

[grecka]

There will also be several frogs and amoebas that met Diana during her lifetime and will represent the animal and protist kingdoms at the ceremony.

 

[micas]

Is today, isn't it?

It semes that William and Harry goa be there with the Queen.
Gona be a very imotional moment for them. What i more admire in the both are the strang. Principall William that have to look and explain every to is litle brother. He just do that when the parents fite.

 

[Duchess Sophie]

Well, I have watched it on BBC live.

What a comedy from the royals side!!! The Spencer were totally ignored. Only Harry was talking with them a few times.
And during the speech they didn't showed emotions.

Diana would crying in heaven now.

Anyway, the queen held a interesting speech. She said: that Diana was killed in a car accident. Other times she always said died in a car accident.

 

[micas]

I saw in Sky. William and Harry are quite sad when the Queen speak. But after they go charing the crow with smilis and simpati.

Some pics :flower: :flower:

The 2 famalis

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The Queen

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The crow

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The Windsor's

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The Queen walking

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A very relax Prince William

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The Queen make the speach ( William and Harry are quite sad and with the had down )

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A smiling Queen

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[micas]

Moe pics from William. He look amaizing with the crow. He speak, laf, play.................. He gona guive a wonderful KIng and very close to the people.

Speaking with people

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Speaking with very litle fans

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Look far

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[micas]

Pics from POLFOTO

The Windsors speaking

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The 3 mans of Diana life ( Charle, William and Harry)

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The Spensers and the Windsor

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William with the crow

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Making a tur for the garden

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Once again the Windsor's

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PS:This is the correct place for post this pics, isn't it?

 

[Chatleen]

Harry greets the wellwishers

 

[micas]

More pics in Colour Press

http://www.colourpress.com/index.cfm?Goto=...ureSerieNo=2876

 

[micas]

Pics from Corbis

The Queen make her speach

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A very pensative William

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Diana two loves

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I belive the correct now is: a sad Prince William


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A nice view from the frist line of chairs

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Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes and her brother Charles Earl Spencer

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The very fune Queen

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Prince William and Prince Harry

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Uncal Charles and Prince Harry

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Uncal Charles and prince William

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The 2 Charles and William

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Prince Harry with Uncal Charles and is wife

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Diana's brother Charles Earl Spencer talking with Chancellor Gordon Brown

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[micas]

A nice view of the balcony


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William chating with mother famelly

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Diana Famelly watched Domenica Lawson give flowers to the Queen

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Prince Harry

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[Lord Williams]

Dont youthink the little boy William is talking to looks like him...

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[micas]

Yes, i think in the same think when i saw the pic.

 

[xicamaluca]

Two pics from William and Harry. They look realy sad and thoughtful

William

Harry

 

[dancingqueen83]

I am not understanding the structure of the fountain. Can anybody explain?

It is heartwarming to see the two families together, albeit, they seemed distant from one another.

 

[Ennyllorac]

I can only imagine that the Prince of Wales was there to support his sons. Because there was definitely not a love loss between him and Diana. I find it all quite hipocritical. I'm surprised that he didn't bring Camilla along (I'm being sarcastic)

 

[sara1981]

Originally posted by ennyllorac@Jul 6th, 2004 - 10:44 pm
I can only imagine that the Prince of Wales was there to support his sons. Because there was definitely not a love loss between him and Diana. I find it all quite hipocritical. I'm surprised that he didn't bring Camilla along (I'm being sarcastic)

Charles didnt bring Camilla no! because Diana's brother didnt intive Camilla! to the honour of his sister's death just between Windsors and Spencers only!

many people happy see 2 young Prince brothers more best than before!

Sara Boyce

 

[sara1981]

i got add news on cnn!

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/world/europe/0...rial/index.html

we have votes polls and pictures gallery there also include!

Sara Boyce

 

[glossypinky]

Thanks for all the links,guys!

 

[hrhcp]

I heard the meorial ran dry (of water) already !!????

they blamed it on blocking leaves ... ha , that only happens in the fall.

 

[Duchess Sophie]

The new Memorial Fountain guidelines

The ground around the memorial will be marked out by temporary fencing.

The memorial will be closed overnight, with August opening times of 9am to 8pm. From November until February the memorial will open at 10am and close at 4pm.

Visitors will be able to paddle their feet and dabble their hands in the water of the fountain - but will be told not to walk or run through the water.

There will be six staff "supervising" the site in summer and three in winter. They will be trained in first aid and crowd management.


Signs will ask the public "to respect the fact that this is a memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales".

Dogs - apart from guide dogs - will be prohibited from the area, as will ball games.

Glassware will not be allowed and visitors will be expressly warned not to drop litter or food into the cascades.

Parents will be asked to "actively supervise" their children.

 

[Duchess Sophie]

Fountain re-opens

London's Diana fountain to re-open, but with restrictions

LONDON (AFP) - An ill-fated new fountain in London commemorating Princess Diana is to re-open, but visitors will now not be allowed to splash around inside it for safety reasons, officials said.

The shallow oval channel filled with running water in the capital's Hyde Park closed last month after three people, one a child, slipped and injured themselves while cooling off in the summer heat.

Royal Parks, which manages Hyde Park and other green spaces around London, announced that the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain would officially re-open on August 20.

However wardens will restrict access to prevent it getting too crowded. An area around the fountain will be fenced off with visitors needing to enter via a gate.

They will then be able to paddle their feet or hands in the water, but will not be allowed to walk through the fountain or splash about, Royal Parks said.

The restriction is somewhat contrary to the original intention of the huge fountain, around 200 metres (660 feet) in circumference, designed by US architect Kathryn Gustafson as both a monument and a play area for children.

However it has been plagued with problems since being opened on July 6, with drains becoming blocked by leaves before the granite surface was found to be perilously slippy.

 

[maryshawn]

A Reconciliation?

I saw a photo in a British magazine at the opening of the Diana Memorial. The Queen and Diana's brother seemed to be having a pleasant, smiling chat. And the article with it said the rift had healed and all was forgiven. Is this true or simply a good face put on for the occasion? Also, did Charles attend? I didn't see him or see him mentioned.

 

[Elspeth]

Yes, Charles was there

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3866863.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3866863.stm

As far as the rift is concerned, my suspicion is that the pleasantries probably weren't much more than skin deep, but that could just be my native cynicism showing. I'm sure everybody's doing their best for the sake of William and Harry, but there do seem to have been some rather wounding things said on both sides at the time of Diana's death and shortly thereafter, and I don't suppose anybody's forgotten.

 

[sharon_rose]

LONDON - JULY 6: (NO UK SALES FOR 28 DAYS) (L-R) Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Lady Jane Fellowes, Earl Spencer, HM Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, HRH Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry attend the opening of a fountain built in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales on July 6, 2004 in Hyde Park, London. Gustafson Porter was chosen as the design team for the GBP3 million oval-shaped fountain, which is the size of a football pitch, with one side a gentle slope and the other a cascading stream, flowing together into a tranquil pool. (Photo by Getty Images)

 

[bad_barbarella]

Dianas fountain

I think the memorial of diana should have been a temple for people to come a pray as she really cared about the people out there and really made a difference

 

[Duchess Sophie]

Well, that kind of idea already exsist on Althorp....