Flag lowered to half mast for Diana at Althorp on 25th anniversary of death
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The monarch, who eventually addressed the nation five days after the princess’s death, relented by flying the union flag at half mast over Buckingham Palace for the first time on the day of Diana’s funeral. Fittingly, her favourite flowers were forget-me-nots.” Tessy Ojo, chief executive officer of The Diana Award, established to promote the princess’s belief young people have the power to change the world for the better, has paid tribute to the royal and described how she left flowers at Kensington Palace after her death. She left a mark on all our lives.” She added: “I can only imagine how immensely proud she would be of the tens of thousands of young people from across the world who are continuing her legacy.” Tributes including a floral display of white chrysanthemums spelling out “Princess Diana” adorned with pink roses and ribbons, and dozens of photos and messages were left by fans of the princess – some of whom still make the personal pilgrimage every year – at the gates of her former royal home of Kensington Palace. The BBC vowed last month never to broadcast Diana’s 1995 Panorama interview again in the wake of the Dyson inquiry, which found journalist Martin Bashir had used “deceitful behaviour” to secure the scoop.
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