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The public funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales started on 6 September 1997 at 9:08 am in London, when the tenor bell sounded to signal the departure of the cortege from Kensington Palace. The coffin was carried from the palace on a gun carriage, along Hyde Park to St. James' Palace, where Diana's body had remained for five days before being taken to Kensington Palace. The Union Flag on top of the palace was lowered to half mast. The official ceremony was held at Westminster Abbey in London and finished at the resting place in Althorp. Two thousand people attended the ceremony in Westminster Abbey〔(Princess Diana ) ''Entertainment Weekly''〕 while the British television audience peaked at 32.10 million, one of the United Kingdom's highest viewing figures ever.〔("Tracking 30 years of TV's most watched programmes" ). BBC. Retrieved 20 January 2015〕 Two billion people traced the event worldwide,〔John Urry. ''Global complexity'', Wiley-Blackwell, 2003 p. 134〕 making it one of the most watched events in history. ==The funeral== Diana's coffin, draped with the royal standard with an ermine border, was brought to London from the Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, by Diana's ex-husband Charles, Prince of Wales and her two sisters on 31 August 1997. After being taken to a private mortuary it was put at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace.〔 The event was not a state funeral, but a royal ceremonial funeral including royal pageantry and Anglican funeral liturgy.〔Paul D. L. Avis. ''A church drawing near: spirituality and mission in a post-Christian culture'', Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003〕 A large display of flowers was installed at the gates of Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace. Eight members of The Queen's Welsh Guards accompanied Diana's coffin, draped in the royal standard with an ermine border, on the one-hour-forty-seven-minute ride through London streets. On top of the coffin were three wreaths of white flowers from her brother, the Earl Spencer, and her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.〔〔("World watches as Britain bids farewell to Diana" ). ''CNN''. Retrieved 8 June 2012〕 At St. James's Palace, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, her sons, and her brother joined to walk behind. Five hundred representatives of various charities the Princess had been involved with joined behind them in the funeral cortege.〔 The coffin passed Buckingham Palace where members of the Royal Family were waiting outside. Queen Elizabeth II bowed her head as it went by.〔("The Last Journey Begins" ). BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2012〕 More than one million people lined the streets of London, and flowers rained down onto the cortege from bystanders.〔("Diana 1961–1997: The Cortege – A flower-strewn path leading to the Abbey" ). ''The Independent''. Retrieved 8 June 2012〕〔("Diana: Sights and Sounds – The Funeral" ). ''BBC''. Retrieved 8 June 2012〕 The ceremony at Westminster Abbey opened at 11:00 BST and lasted one hour and ten minutes. The royal family placed wreaths alongside Diana's coffin in the presence of former British Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher, James Callaghan and Edward Heath, and former Conservative MP Winston Churchill, the grandson of World War II-era Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.〔(Special Report: Princess Diana, 1961–1997 ) ''TIME''〕 The guests included Sir Cliff Richard, Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, William J. Crowe, Bernadette Chirac, Queen Noor of Jordan, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Elton John, George Michael, Richard Branson, Luciano Pavarotti, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.〔〔Joal Ryan (6 September 1997) (Farewell, "Mummy": Princess Diana's Funeral ) E!online〕 The Prime Minister Tony Blair read an excerpt from the First Epistle to the Corinthians: "And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love".〔Brian MacArthur. ''Requiem: Diana, Princess of Wales 1961–1997 – Memories and Tributes'', Arcade Publishing, 1998, p. 165〕 Among other invitees were the King of Spain, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, the King of the Hellenes, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan, and Nelson Mandela.〔(A Hot Ticket for a Sad Occasion ) ''Washington Post''〕 The Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey and the Dean of Westminster Wesley Carr were also present in the abbey. The Anglican service opened with the traditional singing of "God Save the Queen". The pieces from Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 546), Antonín Dvořák, Camille Saint-Saëns, Gustav Holst and other composers were played throughout the ceremony. During the service, Elton John sang "Candle in the Wind" which had been re-written in tribute to Diana.〔Barry Miles (2008). ("Massive Music Moments" ) p. 207. Anova Books, 2008〕 He had contacted his writing partner Bernie Taupin, asking him to revise the lyrics of his 1973 song "Candle in the Wind" to honour Diana, and Taupin rewrote the song accordingly.〔 Only a month before Diana's death she had been photographed comforting John at the funeral of their mutual friend Gianni Versace.〔(The Advocate 14 Oct 1997 ) Retrieved 25 December 2010〕〔Fred Bronson ''The Billboard book of number one hits'' p. 860. ''Billboard Books'', 1997〕 "Song for Athene" by British composer John Tavener, with text by Mother Thekla, a Greek Orthodox nun, drawn from the Orthodox liturgy and Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', was sung by the Westminster Abbey Choir conducted by Martin Neary as Diana's cortège departed from the main nave of Westminster Abbey. 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