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1st July, 2007 would have been the 46th birthday of Diana, Princess of Wales. 2007 also sees the 10th anniversary of her untimely death in a car accident.

Her two sons Prince William and Prince Harry¹ were very keen to mark these two occasions in some way, so they came up with the idea of a concert.

They wanted a happy event to celebrate her life and a special concert in memory of their mother, featuring her favourite bands, seemed the right way to do it.

The concert took place on 1st July at the brand new Wembley Stadium. 63,000 people turned up to see the six-hour show, which was broadcast to 140 countries around the world. 14.8 million people in the UK alone tuned² in to watch the extravaganza.

Elton John, who also played at Diana's funeral, opened the show with his hit Your Song. A host of other stars appeared including Rod Stewart, P Diddy, Nelly Furtado and Take That to name but a few.

There was also a performance from the English National Ballet and stars also performed songs from famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals.

The princes watched the concert with their friends and they were seen on their feet dancing, clapping and singing throughout the show.

Prince William and Harry took to the stage towards the beginning of the show to introduce what was their mother's favourite band, 1980s stars Duran Duran.

They also came back at the end of the concert to thank everyone who helped to celebrate Diana's life with them. William told the crowd it had been "the most perfect way to remember her, and this is how she would want to be remembered."

Nelson Mandela, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and others recorded video tributes³ and the concert ended with video footage from Diana's childhood. Proceeds from the concert will go to charities the Princess supported when she was alive.

GLOSSARY 词汇表

untimely death 过早地过世

to mark 纪念 

came up with the idea 提出这一想法

in memory of 为了纪念 …… 

brand new 崭新的

turned up 到场 

broadcast 转播

tuned in 收视 

extravaganza 盛事

hit 成功曲目 

a host of other stars 众多明星

to name but a few （在众多明星中）简单地列举几个 

on their feet 站着

took to the stage 登台 

crowd 观众, 众人

former 前任 

Prime Minister 首相

footage 录像

video tributes 致词录像

proceeds 收益

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 tuned   

adj.调谐的，已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• The resort is tuned in to the tastes of young and old alike. 这个度假胜地适合各种口味，老少皆宜。
• The instruments should be tuned up before each performance. 每次演出开始前都应将乐器调好音。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 tributes   

n.（尤指旧时一国向他国交纳的）贡品( tribute的名词复数 )；（良好效果或影响的）体现；（尤指对死者的）致敬；称赞

参考例句：

• He had the strength and power; he meant to bear rule over others and he expected tributes from them. 他有权有势，想支配人，要人们拜倒在他的脚下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His colleagues paid generous tributes to the outgoing president. 同事们纷纷向即将卸任的总裁致敬。 来自辞典例句