Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 6, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A life Cut shout your Niue is in a better princes visit moms residence As Queen Speaks by Robert Rune Canadian Prass it poise and i Toig fancy of dianas sons briefly Ujj lifted the pall Over while the Queen urged mourners to use the Princess of Wales funeral to unite behind the memory of her former and As the Queen attempted yesterday to reach out to britons in a televised those mourners were literally reaching out to dianas Prince All of 12 years found himself spontaneously clutched in an embrace by a teary admirer outside his mothers we love the woman As Harry returned the embrace with one Arm and clasped the gift of a White Lily in the thank you so much for he told the Flower was his mothers Favourite and the Brief Exchange seemed destined to become one of those images engraved on the psyche of a grief scarred his brother Prince and their father Prince Charles went straight to dianas residence at Kensington Palace upon arrival from the Young princes asked to be taken there and the visit was unan it appeared to lift the Spir its of those who had begun waiting for today be Strong your mum is in a Ter cried one while Charles appeared grim and stooped Over to read notes of Condo Lences to his a wife with arms clasped behind his his sons kept their hands free for those who reached out to them As they smiled shyly and thanked those a photo Motif fists gather outside Buckingham Palace the Queen went to extraordinary lengths to make sure her subjects knew she was among dianas Admir she was an exceptional and gifted human the Queen said in an even voice that belied Little i Iri Gudd times and she never lost he capacity to smile and nor to inspire others with her warmth and the speech was the first live Broad cast the Queen has made since three Christmas messages in the it was delivered from a room at Palace and used a throng of mourners outside As a 1 she took the unprecedented step of assuring viewers she was speaking from the heart As she attempted to Blunt accusations of aloofness in the initial Days following dianas Shock and concern for dianas sons kept the Royal family in Scotland she we have All been trying in our Dif Ferent ways to it is not easy to express a sense of since the Ini tial Shock is often succeeded by a mixture of other feelings con who tvs sharess was an attempt to Ettac Tzuni to the millions grieving for Diana since her death last Many of those watched the Queens speech on Large screens erected throughout London and carefully scrutinized its there is a Strong perception the Royal family treated Diana culminating in the stripping of her title of Royal highness after her divorce from Charles last the speech appeared to moderate but not eliminate some of the scorn directed toward the i think it was about weve been ignored in our said Yvonne Titman of Shes in a difficult int she Titman Shes Queen of our country and she has a lot of protocol to but we must not confuse protocol with her personal we needed direction and that what she gave but Many of the mourners needed Little direction As they moved in masses and throngs to take up positions for dianas funeral procession along the sprawling lawns of Hyde within sight of Westminster Abbey and in the Shadow of big the sidewalks lining the procession route were carpeted with the sleep ing bags of those who Laid claim to Petal Meadows flood Gates i growing seas of sympathy amazed Queen takes London its a sea of sym Pathy growing by the minute As Flower after Flower is added to the teeming tribute to Princess clutching their bouquets and hold ing Back their those who have come on this pilgrimage have turned the wrought Iron and Gold gilded Gate surrounding bucking Ham Palace into a Mere backdrop for this display of overwhelming the sheer enormity of what is estimated to be More than one Mil lion bouquets boggles the mind and tears at the this Garden of grief stretches almost 100 metres and is 10 metres deep at its Point of germination in front of the main bobbies have been reduced to a Floral delivery service As they shuttle Back and Forth Between the Gate and the people forced to stand behind barricades with the next wave of we Are emotionally police Eddie Warburton said after his shift tending to the Floral and like a climbing it has risen up from the ground As notes and signs Are also crammed Between the Black bars guarding the the world is a Darker place today and Princess of the read one message scrawled in red on a Flag a poster created by students from a Montessori school in Crayon that Diana was the Impromptu walk among outpouring of i shows the sea of Flowers at Gates of Kensington All of Cobb As Emma Smith scanned the Field of Flowers she was about to tribute she help but feel the sheer weight of the colourful it says she meant a great Deal to Smith said the immense outpouring growing in front of Palace amazed Queen Elizabeth As she returned from the Royal Retreat in Adas other sign rest in peace of was one of the Sands Muling quietly in front of the Gate she penned her wishes on a card Smithen tenderly attached to a bouquet to me because of works she did and you feel like you have to do thing like this for Cobb Al the courier for the wishes of the Cobb family was her three year old daughter Naomi who was allowed by police to add their bouquet to the i am creating a record for Naomi by col fair her motorcade the Queen dressed from head tto toe in went on an Impromptu walkabout to inspect the tribute and Chat with the mourners the Queens first Public Ance which came before her Heartfelt Public Only polite applause from onlookers the clapping from the sombre crowd seemed More a Mere police officer removes Flowers at Jamess transport to Westminster newscasts jul remember presence instead of any real sign of support and the Flowers m front of bucking Ham Palace Are just one of the booming bouquets scattered throughout this both Keji Sington where Diana used to and Jamess Palace Are also adorned with Petal filled Aad in a desperate search for even More display the houses of partial not have also photo princes William left and Harry outside Kensington prize Vantage thousands watched mournfully last night As dianas coffin left James s where it has lain All for her Kensington Palace Home in West the bbl reported William and visited the Chapel Royal to View the coffin shortly before it began its journey by among the mourners will be Mohamed Al the father of dianas last Dodi who was killed in the crash that claimed her Diana will be buried privately after a Public procession and a Westminster Abbey funeral that will blend anglican funeral rites with a song by Elton dianas the ninth Earl announced his sister will be buried on an Island on the grounds of the family stately Althorp instead of in the nearby the change was made so the Village of great Brington would not be turned into a shrine to the 36year old september 5 winners amount 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