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Prince William and Prince Harry will mark the 10th anniversary of their mother's death with an event to celebrate her life. The Concert for Diana on 1st July 2007, which would have been Diana's 46th birthday, will be one of the first events to take place in the new Wembley Stadium. Proceeds from the concert will go to charities supported by the late Princess, and to charities of which the Princes are Patrons.
When is the event?
Concert for Diana will take place at Wembley Stadium in London, on Sunday 1st July, 2007.
What time will I need to get to the venue, when will the show start and finish?
Stadium Gates open 2pm
Show Starts 4pm
Show finishes 10pm
* Please note, there will be 2 intermissions for rest breaks and to enable you to buy food and drinks.
Where is the venue? How do I get there?
Official Police advice - DO NOT DRIVE to Wembley Stadium
With excellent transport links, Wembley Stadium is located in North West London and is a mere 10-12 minute train journey from Baker St or Marylebone. Nearest stations are:
Wembley Park (Jubilee & Metropolitan tube lines)
Wembley Stadium (Chiltern rail)
Wembley Central (Bakerloo tube, Silverlink rail)
Performers:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Duran Duran
English National Ballet
Fergie
James Morrison
Kanye West
Natasha Bedingfield
Orson
Pharrell Williams
Roger Hodgson of Supertramp
Tom Jones
Wix Wickens
Bryan Ferry
Elton John
The Feeling
Joss Stone
Lily Allen
Nelly Furtado
P. Diddy
Rod Stewart
Take That
Status Quo
Will Young
Charities
Concert for Diana is a celebration of the life and work of Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana was a passionate champion of the rights of disadvantaged people and did much to highlight the plight of people living with HIV or AIDS, offering a visible helping hand to those in need. Prince William and Prince Harry have followed in her footsteps, supporting work with the young, underprivileged and vulnerable both in the UK and abroad and becoming Royal Patrons in their own right. All proceeds from ticket sales after deduction of all costs and expenses of the Concert will be given in equal shares to the Concert beneficiaries who are:
Princess Diana's Patronages and Memorial Fund
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund works to raise awareness of issues that were close to Diana's heart, and provides grants to support charitable organisations in the UK and abroad, working in areas related to the kinds of causes she championed. These include projects to assist those living with HIV/AIDS, communities affected by landmines, and other vulnerable and marginalised people. The Concert for Diana will also support the work of the five organisations other than Centrepoint of which the Princess was Patron at the time of her death -- the Royal Marsden and Great Ormond Street Hospitals, The Leprosy Mission, The National AIDS Trust and the English National Ballet.
Prince William
Centrepoint, UK
Prince William is Patron of Centrepoint, the UK's leading youth homelessness charity. As a child, the Prince visited homelessness charities in London with his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. William also visited a homelessness charity in Newport, Wales with his father just before his 21st birthday. In 2005, William spent a few days volunteering at Centrepoint working with young people. Prince William said "Charities like Centrepoint do such an amazing job in helping to combat homelessness and social exclusion and I just wanted to lend my support to their remarkable efforts."
Prince Harry
Sentebale, Lesotho
In April 2006, Prince Harry and Lesotho's Prince Seeiso founded a new charity called Sentebale to help vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho, particularly those orphaned as a result of AIDS. The new organisation is a major step in Prince Harry's pledge to continue his mother's work with disadvantaged children. He co-founded the charity with Lesotho's Prince Seeiso whose own mother Queen Mamohato, a much-loved figure in the country, died in 2003. Harry revealed: "Sentebale means 'forget me not'. We chose the name as a memorial to the charity work of our own mothers, as well as a reminder to us all not to forget Lesotho or its children ."
Posted by phileysmiley at June 30, 2007 12:10 PM
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