Concert for Diana was a

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in honour of

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, on 1 July 2007, which would have been her 46th birthday. 31 August that year brought the 10th anniversary of her death. The concert was hosted by Diana's sons,

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, who helped to organise many of the world's most famous entertainers and singers to perform. Proceeds from the concert went to Diana's charities, as well as to charities of which William and Harry are patrons. The concert was broadcast in 140 different countries across the worldKanye West, Rod Stewart to perform at Diana concert
. ''ABC News''. Retrieved 1 July 2007. with an estimated potential audience of 500 million. In December 2006, 22,500 tickets were made available for purchase for the concert, selling out in just 17 minutes. 63,000 people turned out to Wembley Stadium to watch the performances to commemorate Diana. At the end of the performances, a video montage of Diana as a child was presented, accompanied by the

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". The concert started at 16:00 BST and finished at approximately 22:15 BST – there were two short intermissions during the concert. A 2-Disc DVD set of the full concert was released on 5 November 2007. A Blu-ray high definition release of the full concert and documentary was released in November 2008.

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as one of Diana's most favourite music acts, but Jackson did not appear on the show. In one of the many tabloid stories that surfaced relating to the concert and the following week's

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, Keane, and other acts were set to play at the concert but were lost to Live Earth. The concert organisers were apparently trying to secure their top acts, and are also being pressured into rethinking their lineup to appeal to younger people, and compare to Live Earth.

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, the now ex-girlfriend of Prince Harry, attended the concert. It has been rumoured that they were involved in helping to plan the event.

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(then Charles, Prince of Wales) was not among the spectators. Together with the Queen, then

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Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chance ...

and his predecessor

, he was among the guests at the Diana, Princess of Wales memorial service on 31 August 2007 in the

Guards Chapel The Royal Military Chapel, commonly known as the Guards' Chapel, is a British Army place of worship that serves as the religious home of the Household Division at the Wellington Barracks in Westminster, Greater London. Completed in 1838 in the st ...

Broadcasting

The concert was broadcast in 140 countries.

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and

Claudia Winkleman Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman (born 15 January 1972) is an English television presenter, radio personality, film critic and journalist. Between 2004 and 2010, she presented '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' on weeknights on BBC Two. Since ...

presented for the

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and many other television channels across the world. In the United States,

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's coverage was presented by

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Kate Thornton Kate Thornton (born 7 February 1973) is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known as the first presenter of ''The X Factor'' (2004–2006) and for presenting daytime shows including '' Loose Women'' (2009–2011) and '' This Morning'' (2 ...

and Dave Berry.

Australia

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on FOX8 in Australia, which was hosted by

Molly Meldrum Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM (born 29 January 1943) is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur. He was the talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer, and music news presenter on the former popular mus ...

(with a highlights package broadcast by the

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Canada

In Canada, the concert was broadcast live on CTV with a two-hour primetime special highlighting the best performances. The concert reached 2.8 million viewers and the primetime recap peaked at nearly 1 million viewers.

Italy

Unlike other international events, the Concert for Diana wasn't broadcast by

RAI RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter ...

. The live feed was aired by satellite broadcaster

Sky Italia Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian satellite television platform owned by the American media conglomerate Comcast. Sky Italia also broadcasts three national free-to-air television channels: TV8, Cielo and Sky TG24. As of 2018, following an agree ...

on its Sky Vivo channel from 17:00 to 23:00. The concert was also broadcast on commercial radio by

RTL 102.5 RTL 102.5 is a private Italian radio station. Despite its name, this radio station is not endorsed or affiliated with RTL Group (it is owned by Lorenzo Suraci, and RTL is an acronym of (''Lombardy Radio Broadcasting''), the original name of this ...

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom the concert was broadcast on

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and

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. The concert was watched by an average of 8.9 million viewers, and peaked with 14.8 million. Over the 8-hour period it had a 44% viewing share. It received considerably more viewers than the

concert which was broadcast a week later.

United States

In the US, MTV Live and

broadcast the concert live from 11 am ( EDT). The concert drew near double the viewing figures for the 2005

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concert with 1.4 million average over the 8 hours.

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broadcast a highlights show between 8 pm-11 pm EDT. The NBC showing was the US most watched programme, averaging 8.7 million viewers.

Other countries

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broadcast the concert in Latin America, the

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and Central America.

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carried it in Africa by showing it on a dedicated channel for the event. Prior to the concert there were television specials on the channel.

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throughout Asia, except Japan where it was shown by WOWOW. A number of broadcasters showed the concert in Europe. Some countries saw the entire show live, others had only highlights. In Germany the broadcaster

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showed the highlights from 8.15 pm- 12.15 am CEST

Ricky Gervais

As with many live televised events, the Concert for Diana had a few technical problems, the most infamous of which occurred during comedian

's monologue, before

's musical finale. As a planned seven-minute routine became twelve minutes, viewers saw a nervous Gervais being forced to fill time, as a stagehand held up signs saying 'two minutes', then 'one minute'. Gervais performed a rendition of a song that

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performed on his show '' Extras'' before finally being told to 'throw to the

' and presenters

and

. During the extended piece, he performed his iconic "

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" from ''

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''.

Charities

All net proceeds from the Concert went to the charities chosen by Princes William and Harry. These charities include

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, Centrepoint and

Sentebale Sentebale is a registered charity founded in 2006 by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho. Sentebale helps children and adolescents struggling to come to terms with their HIV status. It provides a safe environment for them t ...

, a charity founded in April 2006, by Prince Harry and Lesotho's Prince Seeiso. It helps vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho – particularly those orphaned as a result of AIDS.Sentebale
". ''Sentebale''. During the airing of the concert, Diana was hailed for her generous charity work with the Chain of Hope, Luton Indoor Bowling Club, and

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charities. She was also celebrated for her work with the

British Red Cross The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with more ...

in helping get the word out on

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in Angola.

References

External links

Concert for Diana official news and information site
(Archived)
BBC coverage
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Planning

Timeline

Attendees

Broadcasting

Australia

Canada

Italy

United Kingdom

United States

Other countries

Ricky Gervais

Charities

See also

References

External links