Memorial Services for Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana Princess of Wales
Memorial Service
September 14th
Central Park, The City of New York

Entering Procession
All stand at the entrance of the Procession.

Excerpt from Suite No. 3
J.S. Bach
Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor

The Opening Sentences & Bidding
All remain standing

The Very Reverend Harry H. Pritchett, Jr.
Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

Musical Offering
The People sit

“Dido’s lament” from Dido and Aeneas
Henry Purcell
Jessye Norman and members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor

A Reading from the Second Letter to the Corinthians

Musical Offerings		“Gerusalem!” from I Lombardi G. Verdi Members of the Metropolitan Orchestra & Chorus Julius Rudel, conductor
Tributes		The Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani Mayor, The City of New York Dr. Margaret Heagerty Director, AIDS Pediatric Unit, Harlem Hospital
Musical Offering		“D’amour l’ardente flamme” from La damnation de Faust H. Berlioz Denyce Graves and members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Julius Rudel, conductor
Tributes		Mary Robertson Family friend Sister Paula Marie Missionaries of Charity
Hymn The People stand & sing		Amazing Grace Members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Prayers The People remain standing		Rabbi Gilbert S. Rosenthal Executive Vice President, New York Board of Rabbis Imam Izak-El Mu’eed Pasha Resident Imam, Masjid Malcolm Shabazz Ft. James Loughran SA Director, Commission on Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Concluding Prayers, The Blessing of the Books of Condolence & The Bendiction		The Rt. Rev. Catherine Roskam Suffragan Bishop The Episcopal Diocese of New York
Musical Offering		“Va pensiero” from Nabucco G. Verdi Members of the Metropolitan Orchestra & Chorus Julius Rudel, conductor
The Retiring Procession		New York Police Department Bagpipe Corps

We would like to give special recognition to the following Corporations for their generous support of this event

Barclays Bank	Christie’s Inc.
Hilton Hotels Corporation	New York Yankees
Time Warner, Inc.	Trump Organization
Richard Branson and the Virgin Group of Companies

Acknowledgments

Paul Schneeberg & Sons, Inc.
Poland Spring

Donations can be made to:

The Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Fund
c/o Fleet Bank
P.O. Box 30596
Hartford, Connecticut 06150