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Princes Host Diana Memorial

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2007 7:17 AM CDT

(Newser) – Princes William and Harry held a memorial service today for their mother on the 10th anniversary of her death, with Harry leading off the honors, calling Diana "quite simply the best mother in the world"  and recalling the pain of her sudden death. The bishop of London urged people to stop rehashing conspiracy theories about the crash that killed the princess and her boyfriend, Dodi al Fayed.

Guests included PMs Brown, Blair, and Major; Sir Elton John; and reps from Diana's charities. Mohamed al Fayed was not invited, and prospective queen Camilla Parker Bowles decided not to come, saying her presence would be distracting. The service was  held at Guard's Chapel near Buckingham Palace, which was rebuilt in the 60s after being nearly destroyed during WWII.

Prince Harry and Prince William, right, greet guests as they arrive for the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, at the Guards' Chapel, in London, Friday Aug. 31, 2007. Princess Diana's family gathered Friday to solemnly mark the 10th anniversary of her death,...
Prince Harry and Prince William, right, greet guests as they arrive for the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, at the Guards' Chapel, in London, Friday Aug....   (Associated Press)
Terry Hutt, 72, from Cambridge, England, who had been coming to Kensington Palace for 10 years on the anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, cleans up the area outside the palace in London, Friday Aug. 31, 2007. It has been 10 years since her death in a Paris car...
Terry Hutt, 72, from Cambridge, England, who had been coming to Kensington Palace for 10 years on the anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, cleans up the area outside the palace in London, Friday...   (Associated Press)
John Loughrey places a rose above a poster in the gates outside Kensington Palace, the former home of Princess Diana, ahead of today's memorial service on Friday August 31, 2007. (AP Photo/PA, Max Nash)
John Loughrey places a rose above a poster in the gates outside Kensington Palace, the former home of Princess Diana, ahead of today's memorial service on Friday August 31, 2007. (AP Photo/PA, Max Nash)   (Associated Press)
Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Earl Charles Spencer, Prince William and Prince Philip stand as the coffin bearing the body of Princess Diana is taken into Westminster Abbey, London in this Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997 file photo. Friday Aug. 31, 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death in a...
Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Earl Charles Spencer, Prince William and Prince Philip stand as the coffin bearing the body of Princess Diana is taken into Westminster Abbey, London in this Saturday, Sept....   (Associated Press)
A woman shows to her children notes in memory of late Princess Diana, within the grounds of Kensington Palace in London, the day before a memorial service will be held to mark 10 years since her death, Thursday Aug. 30, 2007. It has been 10 years since her death in...
A woman shows to her children notes in memory of late Princess Diana, within the grounds of Kensington Palace in London, the day before a memorial service will be held to mark 10 years since her death,...   (Associated Press)
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