Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk explained

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk is a 70NaN0 long circular walking trail in central London, England, dedicated to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.^{[1] [2]}

Overview

The walk passes between Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James's Park^[3] in a figure-eight pattern, passing five sites that are associated with Princess Diana's life: Kensington Palace, Spencer House, Buckingham Palace, St. James's Palace, and Clarence House. It is marked with ninety individual plaques, each of which has a heraldic rose etched in the centre made of aluminium. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, who was the Chairman of the Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Committee was quoted as saying it is "one of the most magnificent urban parkland walks in the world."^[4] The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk is in London, and celebrates the life of the Princess of Wales who died in a car accident on 31 August 1997 in Paris.

The walk was constructed at a cost of £1.3 million. No member of the Royal Family was present at its opening.^[5]

See also

• Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
• Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground

Further reading

• Book: 0-9531426-6-3 . A Walk for Diana: The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk . 2001 . Tom . Corby . Lucy . Trench . .
• Sully . Nicole . Memorials Incognito: The candle, the drain and the cabbage patch for Diana, Princess of Wales . ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly . 2010 . 14 . 2 . 115–128 . 10.1017/S1359135510000734.

External links

• Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk information from The Royal Parks, includes downloadable PDF map
• https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park/things-to-see-and-do/sports-and-leisure/the-diana-princess-of-wales-memorial-walk

51.505°N -0.1594°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk . . 24 September 2015 .
2. Web site: Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Op-WzUQ7t1o . 2021-12-21 . live. Eastputney . 11 March 2010 . . 24 September 2015 .
3. Web site: The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk . The Royal Parks . UK . 24 September 2015 . 25 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144214/https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park/things-to-see-and-do/self-guided-walks/the-diana-princess-of-wales-memorial-walk . dead .
4. Web site: Diana's walkway unveiled. BBC. 18 January 2000. 2 July 2021.
5. News: Royals shun Diana memorial . . . UK . 30 June 2000 . 2008-01-08.