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  Memorial Sites > Diana, Princess of Wales > Commemoration of the Princess
In the wake of the Princess of Wales's premature death, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund was established to receive charitable donations from members of the public.
The six causes of which the Princess of Wales was either patron or president at the time of her death each received grants of about £1 million ($1.6 million).
The Memorial Committee was established in December 1997 to advise the government as to how the life of the Princess of Wales can best be commemorated, complementing the work of the Memorial Fund.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/page259.asp   (579 words)

  
  Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fund was founded on 14 September 1997; initial contributions totalled £19m, and the short term proceeds from marketing brought in a further £80m.
In 2003 and 2004 the Fund engaged in controversial and expensive litigation in the United States with the Franklin Mint, over the Mint's use of images of the late princess.
The President of the Fund is Lady Sarah McCorquodale, eldest sister of Diana, Princess of Wales.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales_Memorial_Fund   (415 words)

  
 Diana, Princess of Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diana was the first Englishwoman to marry the heir to the throne since 1659, when Lady Anne Hyde married the Duke of York and Albany, the future King James II (although, unlike Charles, James was heir presumptive and not heir apparent).
In the case of Diana, as the wife of the Prince of Wales, was Princess of Wales.
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1736 - 1751)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Princess_Diana   (3246 words)

  
 Royalty.nu - Diana, Princess of Wales - Princess Diana's life
Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1, 1961 at Park House, the home her parents rented on the royal family's estate at Sandringham.
Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words by Andrew Morton is an updated edition of the book Princess Diana secretly helped Morton write in 1992.
Princess Diana (They Died Too Young) by Vicki Cox is a biography for children between the ages of 9 and 12.
www.royalty.nu /Europe/England/Windsor/Diana.html   (2656 words)

  
 AEGiS-AP: Princess Diana Memorial Fund, Franklin Mint Settle Suit
In 1998, the fund and the executors of Diana's estate brought a trademark suit aimed at stopping the Franklin Mint from producing a "Limited Edition Commemorative Plate" bearing the image of the princess.
The Franklin Mint responded by suing the fund in 2002, accusing it of acting maliciously in bringing the trademark case.
The memorial fund was established to channel $34 million donated after Diana's death in a 1997 Paris car crash to her favorite causes.
www.aegis.com /news/ap/2004/AP041129.html   (476 words)

  
 Memorial Sites > Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales died on Sunday, 31 August 1997 following a car crash in Paris.
There was widespread public mourning at the death of this popular figure, culminating with her funeral at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 September 1997.
The first, Concert for Diana will be held at Wembley Stadium on 1 July 2007, what would have been Diana's 46th birthday.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page151.asp   (163 words)

  
 Diana, Princess of Wales > Biography > Childhood
Diana, Princess of Wales, formerly Lady Diana Frances Spencer, was born on 1 July 1961 at Park House near Sandringham, Norfolk.
Earl Spencer was Equerry to George VI from 1950 to 1952, and to The Queen from 1952 to 1954.
Lady Diana's parents, who had married in 1954, separated in 1967 and the marriage was dissolved in 1969.
www.royalinsight.gov.uk /output/page155.asp   (310 words)

  
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On September 4, 1997, the estate of Diana, Princess of Wales organized The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund as a charitable entity and to direct the charitable contributions being made to continue the charitable causes of the late princess.
It is therefore, critical that the memorial fund have the use of the most obvious and intuitive domain names that are based on the princess’ namesake which are the names at issue, princessdiana.com and princessdi.com.
Princess Diana during her lifetime was well known by a variety of terms using the term Princess Diana or Di.
www.arbforum.com /domains/decisions/95641.htm   (2399 words)

  
 Charity - Diana Princess of Wales - resources. Exhibition showing the life and work of Diana, the Princess of Wales
During the mid-to-late 1980s, the Princess of Wales became well known for her support of charity projects, and is credited with considerable influence for her campaigns against the use of landmines and helping the victims of AIDS.
The pictures of Diana, Princess of Wales touring a minefield, in helmet and flak jacket, were seen worldwide.
She is widely credited for her influence on the governments of the UK and other nations, in their signing of the Ottawa Treaty in December 1997 (after her death) which created an international ban on the use of anti-personnel landmines.
www.dianacelebration.com /charity.htm   (491 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Princess of Wales - Diana charity faces £14m lawsuit in US   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Diana charity faces £14m lawsuit in US THE Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund was last night facing a £14m crisis after a US firm was given the go-ahead to sue the charity for damages.
Yesterday, Andrew Purkis, chief executive of the Memorial Fund, insisted the action was "groundless and implausible" and insisted he was looking forward to the resolution of the case.
The Diana Memorial Fund was set up in 1997 to channel £19m worth of gifts, donated during the outpouring of grief after Diana’s death in a Paris car crash, and £37m raised by Sir Elton John’s song ‘Candle in the Wind ’97’ into humanitarian projects.
news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=568&id=1154522004   (1097 words)

  
 The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund - anagrams
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund - anagrams
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund anagrams
Paul Burrell (formerly the butler to the late Diana, Princess of Wales)
www.anagramgenius.com /archive/thedia3.html   (180 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | US firm allowed to sue Diana fund
In its original lawsuit the fund had argued that the company was commercially exploiting the identity of the Princess, and falsely implying the products would benefit her estate.
It has also criticised the fund for freezing grants to 127 beneficiaries and said it was the victim of the "most nasty PR campaign" by the fund.
The Diana memorial fund was set up in 1997 following her death and has pledged £50 million in grants in the UK and worldwide.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3709388.stm   (399 words)

  
 Sibling rivalry
Frances Shand Kydd said on Sunday that a letter sent by her son to the fund's chairman, calling on him to wind up the charity, was written with her support.
Family friction over the handling of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, became public at the weekend as it emerged that Lord Spencer had criticised the fund -- over which his elder sister Lady Sarah McCorquodale presides -- suggesting it was tasteless and degrading to Diana's memory.
Fund spokeswoman Parry said that trustees had found it strange that Lord Spencer had not spoken to his sister and that he had trusted newspaper reports about their intentions.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19980429/11950104.html   (335 words)

  
 To Mr Tony Blair Prime Minister of England & The Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. Petition
In our efforts to get this memorial built, we have continually gotten the run-around by the man who is supposed to have admired the princess and who actually named her The People’s Princess on the morning of her death.
Diana single handily dispelled many of the myths that surround a large number of diseases (e.g., AIDS and Leprosy) Diana, brought to the world a unique grace and beauty and profoundly life-changing work for millions of people in need around the globe.
We demand that he follow through on his promise and stop stalling, claiming that the construction of the memorial is in the hands of Gordon Brown, British Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.
www.petitiononline.com /Tursiops/petition.html   (723 words)

  
 BBC ON THIS DAY | 31 | 1997: Princess Diana dies in Paris crash
Diana, Princess of Wales, has died after a car crash in Paris.
The princess' Mercedes car was apparently being pursued at high speed by photographers on motorbikes when it hit a pillar and smashed into a wall.
Mr Al Fayed and the chauffeur died at the scene but the princess and her bodyguard were cut from the wreckage and rushed to hospital.
news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/31/newsid_2510000/2510615.stm   (460 words)

  
 BBC America - Princess Diana Charity   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Princess of Wales was extremely well known for her charity work.
Diana also remained the president of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and the Royal Marsden Hospital, dedicated to cancer research.
In the year before her death, the Princess worked with the HALO Trust, campaigning for the ban on the use and manufacture of landmines and visiting active minefields in Angola, Travnic, and Sarajevo.
www.bbcamerica.com /britain/princess_diana/princess_diana_charity.jsp   (308 words)

  
 AEGiS-AP: Princess Diana Fund Aids Africans
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund said the money will be used to ease the suffering of those in the final stages of HIV, AIDS and cancer.
The initiative marks the fourth anniversary of the fund, which was set up in the days after Diana's 1997 death in a Paris car crash.
The newest project reflects the compassion the late princess showed for the dying during her visits to hospitals, Spence said.
www.aegis.com /news/ap/2001/AP010824.html   (408 words)

  
 Princess Diana news stories
The picture above shows how Princess Diana's legacy of caring is continuing five years after her death.
It shows a group of 11 youngsters who have all benefited through the fund set up in her memory, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, to help the charities she felt passionate about.
The memorial planned for Princess Diana has come in for a lot of criticism, but her real legacy was revealed yesterday.
www.heartnsoul.co.uk /newsdiana.html   (370 words)

  
 Youth Grantmaking, U.S. Diana Fund   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Fund’s rationale for focusing on this underserved population centers around the fact that LGBTQ youth face tremendous difficulties growing up in a society where heterosexuality is often presented as the only acceptable orientation and homosexuality is regarded as deviant.
The Fund points to research that suggests that sexual discrimination greatly contributes to higher rates of suicide, violence, victimization, homelessness, risk behavior for HIV infection and substance abuse among LGBTQ youth as compared to their heterosexual peers.
Established in 1997, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (U.S.) is the mechanism by which all American donations made upon Princess Diana’s death are used to continue her work through U.S. non-profit organizations.
www.lgbtfunders.org /lgbtfunders/youth/youth_p.htm   (669 words)

  
 Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund - Homepage
However, in 2005, the Fund's Trustee Board decided that, while the Fund will continue with its existing commercial licenses, no new commercial licensing agreements would be entered into as from the beginning of 2006.
It is natural that there is not such a great demand for products related to the Princess some years after her death and it makes sense that the Fund should not continue to put resources into this area.
The check reflects the Spencer family heritage, as it is based on the Royal Stewart tartan of their ancestors, and the colours are inspired by the Princess's character and life.
www.theworkcontinues.org /what_licensing.shtml   (976 words)

  
 Princess Diana, the life of the Princess Diana
Diana became more then a public icon around the world with millions focused upon her every move in life.
Perhaps the most inspiring work of the Princess Diana was in 1987 when she became the first high-profile person to be photographed knowingly touching a person with the HIV virus.
The life of Princess Diana has been one of controversy and so it also was in her death.
www.paralumun.com /diana.htm   (392 words)

  
 Diana, Princess of Wales -- In Memoriam...
In memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, this Web site offers a Macintosh startup screen, BMP backdrop files for Windows and OS/2, and an Amiga IFF graphics file -- plus, UNIX SUN and SGI files (all for 14-inch, or larger, monitors).
In addition to offering the startup screen and backdrops, this page is also my very modest attempt at a memorial for Diana, Princess of Wales -- as well as a tribute to the life and legacy of the Princess.
You may wish to visit the Web presentation of Westminster Abbey on the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, held on 6 September 1997.
ddickerson.igc.org /princess-diana/princess-diana-1.html   (615 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Diana merchandiser hits back
It accused the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund of bad faith and insisted its retaliatory legal action was "not a matter of money" but principle.
The fund says the suit has legally obliged it to freeze funding to its 120 beneficiaries - many of which it says are "unpopular causes" which will struggle to find alternative funding.
The fund and Diana's estate had argued the mint's production of a "limited edition commemorative plate" soon after her death in 1997 violated their "exclusive rights" to her name and image.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3060305.stm   (718 words)

  
 Princess Diana Exhibit
On display will be authentic memorabilia and film footage from Diana's childhood and her adult life, a collection of 28 dresses from her public engagements including her resplendent royal wedding gown, original jewels, artifacts, paintings and more.
Diana's funeral, at Westminster Abbey on September 6, 1997, was broadcast to more than 60 countries and had an estimated 2.5 billion viewers.
Princess Diana's father was a gifted amateur photographer and filmmaker - he took many of the images in the exhibition.
www.floridamuseum.org /diana/home.htm   (477 words)

  
 Limited Edition Princess Taggie® Evokes Memories Of Diana, Princess Of Wales
The Limited Edition Princess Taggie® is licensed by The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, which will receive four percent of revenues from sales of the Princess Taggie to further its international programs of assistance to some of the world’s most disadvantaged..
The Princess Taggie is the most tactile Taggie yet: an exquisite baby blanket trimmed around its edges with the satin tags babies love to rub, its surface embellished with matelasse to create a smoothly patterned texture.
Edition Princess Taggie blanket on its website while supplies last, with four percent of revenues directly donated to The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, whose charitable work helps others around the world.
www.taggies.com /pr_diana_0505.html   (615 words)

  
 U.S. firm wins right to sue Princess Diana fund - World News - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund said on Saturday a U.S. judge had decided at a preliminary hearing that there were disputed facts in the case and that it would go forward to trial by jury in California on Nov. 5.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund said it was glad a date had been set for the trial.
The fund was first set up to channel $34 million worth of gifts, donated during the outpouring of grief after Diana’s death in a Paris car crash in 1997, into humanitarian projects.
msnbc.msn.com /id/6158044   (441 words)

  
 Britannia: A remembrance of Princess Diana - England, Britain, UK
The announcement of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund by Buckingham Palace, Tuesday, is a response to that explosion of philanthropic sentiment.
The fund will be coordinated and administered at Kensington Palace, which was her London home.
At the height of her charity work, the Princess was patron or president of 100 charities, acting as a high-profile magnet for donations.
www.britannia.com /diana/fund.html   (135 words)

  
 Why the butler had to go   (Site not responding. Last check: )
DOCTOR Andrew Purkis, the man responsible for removing Paul Burrell from the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, is not unduly stressed by the resulting furore.
Burrell, whom the Princess of Wales famously described as "my rock", acted as the fundraising events manager, but was offered a different "package" as a roving ambassador for the fund, working with other charities.
It is said that Burrell, whom Gordon Brown also appointed as a member of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Committee, was disparagingly referred to as "the butler" by some of the fund's grander figures.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/01/11/tlbut11.html   (1675 words)

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