Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales Shakespeare's "Hamlet", was sung by the Westminster Abbey Choir conducted by Martin Neary as Diana's cortège departed from the main nave of Westminster Abbey. On the same day, a memorial service was held at Washington National Cathedral and was attended by 2,170 people including the British ambassador John Kerr, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson, and chairman of "The Washington Post" Co. executive committee Katharine Graham. On Sunday, 7 September, an additional service for Diana was performed at Westminster Abbey in response to popular demand. The burial occurred privately later the same day. Diana's former husband, sons,
Diana, Princess of Wales Princess of Monaco. Also in 1982, Diana accompanied the Prince of Wales to the Netherlands and was created a Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown by Queen Beatrix. In 1983, she accompanied the Prince on a tour of Australia and New Zealand with Prince William, where they met with representatives of the Māori people. Their visit to Canada in June and July 1983 included a trip to Edmonton to open the 1983 Summer Universiade and a stop in Newfoundland to commemorate the 400th anniversary of that island's acquisition by the Crown. In February 1984, Diana was the patron