Editing Diana, Princess of Wales (section)

====Anniversaries, commemorations, and auctions====
On the first anniversary of Diana's death, people left flowers and bouquets outside the gates of Kensington Palace and a memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/161493.stm|title=Diana: the people pay tribute|work=BBC News|date=31 August 1998|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612113904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/161493.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/161283.stm|title=Prayers for Diana|work=BBC News|date=30 August 1998|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612115451/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/161283.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The royal family and Tony Blair and his family went to [[Crathie Kirk]] for private prayers, while Diana's family held a private memorial service at Althorp.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/161464.stm|title=Princes say thank you|work=BBC News|date=31 August 1998|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612114428/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/161464.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/161058.stm|title=Commemorating Diana|work=BBC News|date=30 August 1998|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612114241/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/161058.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> All [[flags at Buckingham Palace]] and other royal residences were flown at [[half-mast]] on the Queen's orders.<ref name="BBC-flags">{{cite news|title=Flags at half mast for Diana|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/138289.stm|date=23 July 1998|work=BBC News|access-date=17 March 2018|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729233907/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/138289.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Union Jack]] was first lowered to half-mast on the day of Diana's funeral and has set a precedent, as based on the previous protocol no flag could ever fly at half-mast over the palace "even on the death of a monarch".<ref name="BBC-flags"/> Since 1997, however, the Union Flag (but not the [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom|Royal Standard]]) has flown at half-mast upon the deaths of members of the royal family, and other times of national mourning.<ref>{{cite book|title=Constitutional and Administrative Law: Text with Materials|author=David Pollard, Neil|page=22|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2007|isbn=978-0-199-28637-9}}</ref>

[[File:EltonJohnDianaConcert.JPG|thumb|Elton John performing at the Concert for Diana, 2007]]
The [[Concert for Diana]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] was held on 1 July 2007. The event, organised by Princes William and Harry, celebrated the 46th anniversary of their mother's birth and occurred a few weeks before the 10th anniversary of her death on 31 August.<ref name="Diana Concert">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6257986.stm|title=Diana concert a 'perfect tribute'|work=BBC News|access-date=25 August 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825150220/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6257986.stm|archive-date=25 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/concertfordiana/ |title=Concert for Diana |work=BBC News |access-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330170353/http://www.bbc.co.uk/concertfordiana/ |archive-date=30 March 2015 }}</ref> The proceeds from this event were donated to Diana's charities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/concertfordiana/features/about.shtml |title=What is the Concert for Diana? |work=BBC News |access-date=23 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017214644/http://www.bbc.co.uk/concertfordiana/features/about.shtml |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> On 31 August 2007, a service of thanksgiving for Diana took place in the [[Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks|Guards' Chapel]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1561780/Princes-lead-Diana-memorial-service-tributes.html|title=Princes lead Diana memorial service tributes|work=The Telegraph|access-date=18 May 2015|date=31 August 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519100046/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1561780/Princes-lead-Diana-memorial-service-tributes.html|archive-date=19 May 2015|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Among the 500 guests were members of the royal family and their relatives, members of the Spencer family, her godparents and godchildren, members of her wedding party, her close friends and aides, representatives from many of her charities, [[Gordon Brown]], Tony Blair and John Major, and friends from the entertainment world such as [[David Frost]], Elton John, and [[Cliff Richard]].<ref name="memorial-detail"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/princes-lead-service-thanksgiving-diana-princess-wales|title=Princes to lead Service of Thanksgiving for Diana, Princess of Wales|work=The Royal Family|date=28 August 2007|accessdate=11 April 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525014156/https://www.royal.uk/princes-lead-service-thanksgiving-diana-princess-wales|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2017, a series of letters that Diana and other members of the royal family had written to a Buckingham Palace steward were sold as a part of a collection.<ref name="Steward-letters">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38508089|title=Handwritten Diana letters sell for £15,100 at auction|work=BBC News|date=5 January 2017|access-date=31 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207040334/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38508089|archive-date=7 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph-StewardLetters">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/06/princess-diana-letters-prince-harry-getting-trouble-school-sell/|title=Princess Diana's letters about Prince Harry getting into trouble at school sell for five times more than expected|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=6 January 2017|access-date=31 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113192751/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/06/princess-diana-letters-prince-harry-getting-trouble-school-sell/|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The six letters written by Diana raised £15,100.<ref name="Steward-letters"/><ref name="Telegraph-StewardLetters"/> Another collection of 40 letters written by Diana between 1990 and 1997 were sold for £67,900 at an auction in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-56435673|title=Princess Diana's handwritten letters fetch £67,900|work=BBC News|date=18 March 2021|accessdate=27 March 2021|archive-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322174315/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-56435673|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, two of Diana's friends put 32 highly personal letters and cards written by her while she was going through her divorce up for auction, announcing that proceeds of the sale would be donated to charities associated with them or Diana.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/dianas-letters-reveal-strain-of-her-divorce-with-charles-09tcnsbld|title=Diana's letters reveal strain of her divorce with Charles|work=The Times|first=Kieran|last=Gair|date=1 February 2023|access-date=6 February 2023|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206220034/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dianas-letters-reveal-strain-of-her-divorce-with-charles-09tcnsbld|url-status=live}}</ref>

"Diana: Her Fashion Story", an exhibition of gowns and suits worn by Diana, was announced to be opened at Kensington Palace in February 2017 as a tribute to mark her 20th death anniversary, with her favourite dresses created by numerous fashion designers being displayed until the next year.<ref name="Guardian-Ex">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/nov/16/princess-diana-fashion-exhibition-to-feature-classic-outfits-from-80s-and-90s|title=Princess Diana fashion exhibition to feature classic outfits from 80s and 90s|work=The Guardian|date=16 November 2016|access-date=31 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129200104/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/nov/16/princess-diana-fashion-exhibition-to-feature-classic-outfits-from-80s-and-90s|archive-date=29 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph-Ex">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/15/princess-dianas-most-iconic-dresses-being-brought-back-to-kensin/|title=Princess Diana's most iconic dresses being brought back to Kensington Palace to mark 20 years since her death|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=15 November 2016|access-date=31 January 2017|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129034439/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/15/princess-dianas-most-iconic-dresses-being-brought-back-to-kensin/|archive-date=29 January 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/visit-us/top-things-to-see-and-do/diana-her-fashion-story/|title=Diana: Her Fashion Story|work=Historic Royal Palaces|access-date=16 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606030033/http://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/visit-us/top-things-to-see-and-do/diana-her-fashion-story/#gs.v2I22bw|archive-date=6 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-diana-idUSKBN1611CU|title=Princess Diana's dresses go on display in London, 20 years after her death|work=Reuters|date=22 February 2017|access-date=10 March 2017|first1=Alistair|last1=Smout|first2=Stephen|last2=Addiso|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312052616/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-diana-idUSKBN1611CU|archive-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> Other tributes planned for the anniversary included exhibitions at Althorp hosted by Diana's brother, Earl Spencer,<ref name="BBC-Statue">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38785218|title=Princess Diana: Princes commission statue 20 years after her death|date=29 January 2017|access-date=29 January 2017|work=BBC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129000209/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38785218|archive-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> a series of commemorating events organised by the [[Diana Award]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/28/princes-william-and-harry-plan-statue-of-their-mother-diana|title=Princes William and Harry plan statue of their mother, Diana|work=The Guardian|date=28 January 2017|access-date=31 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131034141/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/28/princes-william-and-harry-plan-statue-of-their-mother-diana|archive-date=31 January 2017}}</ref> as well as restyling [[Kensington Gardens]] and creating a new section called "The White Garden".<ref name="Guardian-Ex"/><ref name="Telegraph-Ex"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41091477|title=William and Harry visit Princess Diana memorial|work=BBC News|date=30 August 2017|access-date=9 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909171926/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41091477|archive-date=9 September 2017}}</ref>