Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales The public funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales started on 6 September 1997 at 9:08am in London, when the tenor bell sounded to signal the departure of the cortège from Kensington Palace. The coffin was carried from the palace on a gun carriage, along Hyde Park to St. James's Palace, where Diana's body had remained for five days before being taken to Kensington Palace. The Union Flag on top of the palace was lowered to half mast. The official ceremony was held at Westminster Abbey in London and finished at the resting place in
Diana, Princess of Wales on ITV and HBO on 24 July 2017. This film focuses on Diana's legacy and humanitarian efforts for causes such as AIDS, landmines, homelessness and cancer. The second documentary, "Diana, 7 Days", aired on 27 August on BBC and focused on Diana's death and the subsequent outpouring of grief. Actresses who have portrayed Diana include Serena Scott Thomas (in ""), Julie Cox (in "Princess in Love"), Amy Seccombe (in ""), Genevieve O'Reilly (in ""), Nathalie Brocker (in "The Murder of Princess Diana"), and Naomi Watts (in "Diana"). Posthumously, as in life, she is most popularly referred to as "Princess Diana",