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,
Princess of Wales its association with the previous holder, Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in 1997. Instead, she uses the title Duchess of Cornwall, the feminine form of her husband's highest-ranking subsidiary title. The Princess of Wales is not a princess in her own right. There have been some Princesses of Wales who were addressed as such: for example, Alexandra of Denmark and Mary of Teck were called "Princess Alexandra", and "Princess Victoria Mary" respectively. However, that was because they were already princesses when they married. Diana, Princess of Wales, was commonly called "Princess Diana" following her marriage to Charles, Prince of