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Princess Diana's August 1997 death, marked by a global outpouring of grief surpassing even Mother Teresa's passing, culminated in a highly publicized funeral procession to Westminster Abbey, followed by an emotional performance of a revised "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John. The nearly $8 million cost of the event, later revealed through a Freedom of Information Act request, drew attention when a British government official joked about it, dismissing it as "scarcely a deck on the Royal Yacht."
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Princess Diana's August 1997 death, marked by a global outpouring of grief surpassing even Mother Teresa's passing, culminated in a highly publicized funeral procession to Westminster Abbey, followed by an emotional performance of a revised "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John. The nearly $8 million cost of the event, later revealed through a Freedom of Information Act request, drew attention when a British government official joked about it, dismissing it as "scarcely a deck on the Royal Yacht."