# The death of HRH Princess Diana

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1997/08/31/death-hrh-princess-diana/
- Published: 1997-08-31T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

“She was probably the most successful fund-raiser on the planet”, wrote Michael 
Streeter in The Independent (1 September 1997).

Princess Diana’s involvement with charities in the UK and abroad has helped them
raise many millions of pounds. How will they react to her death? It would be fitting
if some of these charities used the tragedy to ask for more support to help see 
through some of the late Princess Diana’s ideals. Visits to charity Web sites on
the day of her death yielded evidence of only one such [appeal](http://www.debra.org.uk),
but it is no doubt just a matter of time before more add related information. A 
rapid response, though, might have helped provide a positive focus for all those
around the world who would wish to show their support for her work and to make some
kind of gesture.

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 is offering to donate all proceeds from Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind 1997” 
song to the Princess’s Memorial Fund.

## Comments

### By: HowardLake

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1997/08/31/death-hrh-princess-diana/#comment-2806
- Published: 2017-08-31T10:39:00+01:00

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