As couples picnic, children romp and friends joke in a serene London park, my mood is comparatively sombre. Staring at a plaque dedicated to Princess Diana, I'm imagining what it must have been like for Britain's Prince William, who was just 15 years old when his mother died in a car crash on Aug 31, 1997. 25 years later, Diana...
Kensington Palace in London, where Princess Diana lived for 16 years and one of the landmarks on the 11km Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk.As couples picnic, children romp and friends joke in a serene London park, my mood is comparatively sombre.
The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk, 11km long, takes in four of London's eight royal parks and is charted by 90 metal plaques planted in footpaths. A 2008 British inquest into the crash found it was caused by the reckless driving of both Diana's chauffeur and the paparazzi vehicles pursuing them.
Fortunately my solemnity is short-lived. The surroundings – two of the prettiest urban green spaces in Europe – elevate my mood. St James's Palace, north of the park of the same name, is laced with the brightest and darkest of Diana memories. Further west, through Green Park, I glimpse Clarence House and Spencer House. The former is a stately royal residence where Diana lived for a period after her engagement to Charles.Heading in the same direction, I soon encounter the hulking Buckingham Palace, its front gates swarmed by photo-seeking tourists.
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