Princes' Diana concert raises £1.2m - Oct 5 2007
Prince William and Prince Harry's Concert for Diana to mark the 10th anniversary of their mother's death raised £1.2 million for charity, it has been announced.

Eight organisations will receive at least £150,000 each from the proceeds.

A Clarence House spokesman said: "Although the event was first and foremost a tribute concert, both Princes William and Harry were keen that any proceeds should be shared among the eight charities which they had selected to be beneficiaries."

The Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Fund and Harry's charity, Sentebale, which helps Aids orphans in Lesotho, will be among those receiving money.

The others are organisations that Diana was patron of when she died - the Royal Marsden and Great Ormond Street Hospitals, Centrepoint, The Leprosy Mission, The National Aids Trust and English National Ballet.

William and Harry staged the concert at Wembley Stadium on July 1 - on what would have been the Princess's 46th birthday.

Performers included Sir Elton John, Take That and Rod Stewart.

The charities will also benefit from the proceeds of the concert DVD, which goes on sale on November 5.
 

Diana remembered with star-studded concert - July 2 2007
More than 60,000 people attended an emotional night to remember at the Concert for Diana staged by Princes William and Harry. see photos

The young royals marked the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother with a little help from the women in their lives - Harry shared a kiss with girlfriend Chelsy Davy as the event began, while William was joined in the royal box by Kate Middleton, fuelling rumours the couple are back together.

They did not sit together, however, and Kate brought along sister Pippa and parents Michael and Carole for company.

Both girls helped the princes organise the six-hour concert, which featured a line-up of top names including Sir Elton John, Lily Allen, P Diddy, Kanye West, Rod Stewart, Take That and Joss Stone.

Prince Harry, 22, kicked off proceedings with a cheeky: "Hello, Wembley!"

He and William addressed a crowd of 63,000 in the stadium and a global TV audience of 500 million watching in 140 different countries, on what would have been Diana’s 46th birthday.

"This event is about all that our mother loved in life - her music, her dancing, her charities and her family and friends, said William. "We just want you to have an awesome time and enjoy the line-up."

The concert ended with never-seen-before home movie footage of her childhood.

Many in the crowd hugged and wiped away tears as they watched images of her as a smiling toddler and a young girl playing on a swing, riding her bicycle and dancing for the camera.

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Princes greeted by standing ovation - July 1 2007
Prince Harry kicked off the Concert for Diana with the words: "Hello, Wembley!"