Over a million people lined the four-mile (6 km) route from Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey. Outside the Abbey and in Hyde Park crowds watched and listened to proceedings on giant outdoor screens and huge speakers as guests filed in, including representatives of the many charities of which Diana was patron. Notable attendants included Hillary Rodham Clinton; Bernadette Chirac, wife of the French President, Jacques Chirac; and other celebrities, including Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti and Diana's good friends singers George Michael and Elton John -- the latter performed a rewritten version of his song, "Candle in the Wind", that was dedicated to her. The service was televised live around the world. Protocol was disregarded when the guests applauded the speech by Diana's younger brother Earl Spencer, who strongly criticised the press and indirectly criticised the Royal Family for their treatment of her. The funeral is estimated to have been watched by 31.5 million viewers in Britain. Precise calculation of the worldwide audience is not possible. After the end of the ceremony, the coffin was driven to Althorp in a Daimler hearse. Mourners cast flowers at the funeral procession for almost the entire length of its journey and vehicles even stopped on the opposite carriageway of the M1 motorway as the cars passed on the route to Althorp. In a private ceremony, Diana was buried on the Althorp estate on an island in the middle of a lake. In her casket, she wears a black ...
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Showing posts with label special. Show all posts
Monday, December 24, 2012
Perth Special News Broadcast - Princess Diana Funeral (1997)
Perth Special News Broadcast - Princess Diana Funeral (1997) Video Clips. Duration : 15.05 Mins.
Over a million people lined the four-mile (6 km) route from Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey. Outside the Abbey and in Hyde Park crowds watched and listened to proceedings on giant outdoor screens and huge speakers as guests filed in, including representatives of the many charities of which Diana was patron. Notable attendants included Hillary Rodham Clinton; Bernadette Chirac, wife of the French President, Jacques Chirac; and other celebrities, including Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti and Diana's good friends singers George Michael and Elton John -- the latter performed a rewritten version of his song, "Candle in the Wind", that was dedicated to her. The service was televised live around the world. Protocol was disregarded when the guests applauded the speech by Diana's younger brother Earl Spencer, who strongly criticised the press and indirectly criticised the Royal Family for their treatment of her. The funeral is estimated to have been watched by 31.5 million viewers in Britain. Precise calculation of the worldwide audience is not possible. After the end of the ceremony, the coffin was driven to Althorp in a Daimler hearse. Mourners cast flowers at the funeral procession for almost the entire length of its journey and vehicles even stopped on the opposite carriageway of the M1 motorway as the cars passed on the route to Althorp. In a private ceremony, Diana was buried on the Althorp estate on an island in the middle of a lake. In her casket, she wears a black ...
Over a million people lined the four-mile (6 km) route from Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey. Outside the Abbey and in Hyde Park crowds watched and listened to proceedings on giant outdoor screens and huge speakers as guests filed in, including representatives of the many charities of which Diana was patron. Notable attendants included Hillary Rodham Clinton; Bernadette Chirac, wife of the French President, Jacques Chirac; and other celebrities, including Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti and Diana's good friends singers George Michael and Elton John -- the latter performed a rewritten version of his song, "Candle in the Wind", that was dedicated to her. The service was televised live around the world. Protocol was disregarded when the guests applauded the speech by Diana's younger brother Earl Spencer, who strongly criticised the press and indirectly criticised the Royal Family for their treatment of her. The funeral is estimated to have been watched by 31.5 million viewers in Britain. Precise calculation of the worldwide audience is not possible. After the end of the ceremony, the coffin was driven to Althorp in a Daimler hearse. Mourners cast flowers at the funeral procession for almost the entire length of its journey and vehicles even stopped on the opposite carriageway of the M1 motorway as the cars passed on the route to Althorp. In a private ceremony, Diana was buried on the Althorp estate on an island in the middle of a lake. In her casket, she wears a black ...
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Sound system at Power Park with a special interruption
Sound system at Power Park with a special interruption Tube. Duration : 6.53 Mins.
Sorry for the bad language in the video, as the guy with the black hat went on a rampage... The ElectroVoice speakers are outdoor 12" speakers of unknown model, the Community R series speakers are the white ones, Sounds great, and excellent pattern control! This was at West Virginia Power Park in Charleston WV.
Sorry for the bad language in the video, as the guy with the black hat went on a rampage... The ElectroVoice speakers are outdoor 12" speakers of unknown model, the Community R series speakers are the white ones, Sounds great, and excellent pattern control! This was at West Virginia Power Park in Charleston WV.
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