How Elton John’s Princess Diana Tribute Became the Most Heartbreaking Farewell in History: The Day the Music Cried! Nobody Had Anticipated What Was About to Happen. Millions Watched in Agony, Tears Streaming Down Their Faces as the World Froze in Mourning for Princess Diana. The Gates of Kensington Palace Were Covered in Flowers, London Was in Mourning, and Westminster Abbey, Crowded With Presidents, Queens, and World Leaders, Held Its Breath.
September 6, 1997. Not only was London still that morning, but it was shrouded in a hush that only intense sorrow can evoke. Bells tolled gently around the city, seemingly counting the tears shed...