No, Camilla did not attend Diana's funeral. There was a strong public antipathy towards Camilla due to her having had a relationship with Prince Charles while he was still married to Diana, and it was deemed inappropriate for her to be attending.
Reports in the British press say Camilla had little desire to attend the ceremony from the very start, but was persuaded by her husband that, as his wife and stepmother to his sons, she should be at his side. But a negative public backlash changed her mind, some British newspapers reported.
Camilla may have been at Diana's wedding but she was not welcome at her funeral, which was watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world. Still, to many her absence echoed around the ancient hall. The Queen made it clear to Charles that he could not take his paramour to the service.
Prince Harry 'cried once' over Diana's death: Duke reveals he broke down in tears at mother's burial and felt 'guilt' meeting mourners outside Kensington Palace during ITV interview with Tom Bradby to be aired at 9pm. Prince Harry has revealed he only cried once over the death of his mother, Princess Diana.
TheTalko website revealed how Margaret took her disdain for Diana to the late Princess' funeral, refusing to bow her head as the hearse drove past. The publication claimed: "Even though the story was true, Margaret could never forgive Diana for making the family look bad.
After Princess Diana died in 1997, Charles, then the Prince of Wales, wore a navy suit to her funeral. At the time, royal watchers read his outfit choice as a tribute to the late princess; Diana was said to have preferred men in navy.
After receiving a state funeral, Lady Diana Spencer was laid to rest in a lead coffin. Lead lining a coffin keeps moisture out of the body and allows it to stay in place for an extended period of time.
Above all we give thanks for the life of a woman I am so proud to be able to call my sister, the unique, the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceable Diana whose beauty, both internal and external, will never be extinguished from our minds.
Tragically, five years later Cruise and Kidman attended Diana's funeral at Westminster Abbey in London, along with Tom Hanks and more of the princess' famous friends.
Yes, Camilla was in attendance at Charles and Diana's wedding in 1991. And it's not necessarily a surprise - given that the Queen's son and Camilla were so close.
“It was horrid,” Camilla admitted in a rare interview, of the media scrutiny that imprisoned her in her home after the shocking death of Diana, Princess of Wales. “I wouldn't want to put my worst enemy through it.”
The reason why the Queen wasn't at Prince Charles' wedding
The Queen and Prince Philip were absent from Charles and Camilla's wedding because both the bride and groom had previously been divorced, according to The Telegraph.
Prince William and Prince Harry's step-siblings Laura Lopes and Tom Parker Bowles made a rare appearance with the rest of the royal family during the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth on Monday, September 19. Laura and Tom are Queen Consort Camilla's children, and don't attend too many royal events.
"But that day, it is Elizabeth who bowed her head as a sign of respect for the passage of Diana's coffin, the woman who wore more than anyone else had defied the conventions of the palace."
Princess Anne, the Queen's only daughter, was next to Camilla in the front row with her husband.
Lady Di's funeral
Also famous actors, musicians and fashion designers were among those present. These included Donatella Versace, Karl Lagerfeld, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
Crowe, French First Lady Bernadette Chirac, Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, Queen Noor of Jordan, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Mariah Carey, Luciano Pavarotti, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and Ruby Wax, as well as Imran Khan and his then wife, Jemima Goldsmith.
Twenty years ago, Princess Diana's funeral was one of the saddest days in history. And while royal fans mourned the loss of the People's Princess on television, celebrities including Tom Hanks were there to express their sympathies to Prince William, Prince Harry, and the rest of Diana's family and friends.
King Charles III's reaction to the death of his former wife Princess Diana in 1997 reportedly shocked royal aides, with an expert claiming that he 'collapsed' and cried uncontrollably despite his differences with Diana.
When Princess Diana was laid to rest after her death at 36 in 1997, her sons, Prince William, who was 15 at the time, and Prince Harry, who was 12, broke hearts around the world when they left a simple note reading "Mummy" on her funeral wreath.
Who gave the eulogy at Diana's funeral? Princess Diana's eulogy was delivered by Charles Spencer. The funeral was one of the biggest televised events in history and with the eyes of the world on him, Earl Spencer delivered a moving tribute to his late sister.
According to Metro, this is because lead seals the coffin from moisture, slowing decomposition for up to a year.
Coffins get tapered to conform to the shape of a human form. A coffin also has a removable lid while caskets have lids with hinges. Coffins are usually made out of wood and lined with cloth interiors. Unlike caskets, they do not have rails that make transportation easier.
Princess Diana's final resting-place is in the grounds of Althorp Park, her family home. The original plan was for her to be buried in the family vault at the local church in nearby Great Brington, but this was changed by her brother, Earl Spencer.
Diana was buried later that day in a private ceremony in Althorp Park, the Spencer family estate. She was wearing a black woolen long-sleeved cocktail dress by Catherine Walker that she had ordered only weeks before she died, and holding a set of rosary beads that were a gift from Mother Theresa.