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| Princes reveal Diana concert plan | Princes reveal Diana concert plan |
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| A celebrity concert to mark the 10th anniversary of the death Diana, Princess of Wales, has been announced. | A celebrity concert to mark the 10th anniversary of the death Diana, Princess of Wales, has been announced. |
| Princes William and Harry are organising the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium on 1 July, when she would have turned 46. | Princes William and Harry are organising the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium on 1 July, when she would have turned 46. |
| Sir Elton John, Duran Duran, Joss Stone, Bryan Ferry and hip-hop star Pharrell Williams will perform. | Sir Elton John, Duran Duran, Joss Stone, Bryan Ferry and hip-hop star Pharrell Williams will perform. |
| There will also be a commemorative memorial service in London at a yet to be confirmed venue. | There will also be a commemorative memorial service in London at a yet to be confirmed venue. |
| It's got to be the best birthday present she ever had Prince William Announcing the concert Prince William said: "We both wanted to put our stamp on it. We want it to represent exactly what our mother would have wanted. | It's got to be the best birthday present she ever had Prince William Announcing the concert Prince William said: "We both wanted to put our stamp on it. We want it to represent exactly what our mother would have wanted. |
| "So therefore the church service alone isn't enough. We wanted to have this big concert full of energy, full of the sort of fun and happiness, which I know she would have wanted. | "So therefore the church service alone isn't enough. We wanted to have this big concert full of energy, full of the sort of fun and happiness, which I know she would have wanted. |
| "And on her birthday as well, it's got to be the best birthday present she ever had." | "And on her birthday as well, it's got to be the best birthday present she ever had." |
| To reflect the princess's love of dancing and musicals there will be an appearance by the English National Ballet, while Andrew Lloyd Webber will stage a medley of songs from his West End shows. | To reflect the princess's love of dancing and musicals there will be an appearance by the English National Ballet, while Andrew Lloyd Webber will stage a medley of songs from his West End shows. |
| More acts are expected to be added. | |
| It has also been confirmed the senior royals, including their stepmother the Duchess of Cornwall, will attend the memorial service on 31 August. | It has also been confirmed the senior royals, including their stepmother the Duchess of Cornwall, will attend the memorial service on 31 August. |
| Proceeds from the concert will go to a number of charities that were supported by the princess during her life, and to two of the princes' own charities, Centrepoint and Sentebale. | Proceeds from the concert will go to a number of charities that were supported by the princess during her life, and to two of the princes' own charities, Centrepoint and Sentebale. |
| Tickets, priced £45, will go on sale at 0900 GMT on Wednesday. | Tickets, priced £45, will go on sale at 0900 GMT on Wednesday. |