Princes William, right, and Harry watch Rod Stewart perform during a concert in memory of their mother, Princess Diana, who would have turned 46 today. London - Waving their arms in the air with 70,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, princes William and Harry celebrated the life of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 46th birthday today at a concert they organized. William, 25, rocked his hips as Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado belted out her song "Man Eater" - to the embarrassment of younger brother Harry, who shook his head and laughed.
Harry, 22, said they asked Elton John to play "Candle in the Wind," the song he sang at Diana's 1997 funeral in Westminster Abbey. Originally about Marilyn Monroe, its lyrics were reworked in tribute to Diana, and it became a worldwide No. 1 hit that same year.
"This evening is about all that my mother loved in life: her music, Rod Stewart performs during today's concert for Princess Diana at Wembley Stadium in London. her dance, her charities and her family and friends," William told the crowd, thanking them and millions more who watched the show on television. Security for the event was increased after the discovery of two unexploded car bombs in central London on Friday and an attack on Glasgow airport Saturday where a Jeep Cherokee slammed into the main terminal and burst into flames.
At least 450 officers patrolled the concert. The memorial concert mixed rock, pop, hip-hop and classical ballet and featured some of Diana's favorite acts, including Duran Duran and Tom Jones. In honor of her love of dance and theater, there was a performance of an extract from "Swan Lake" by the English National Ballet and songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Younger artists such as Kanye West, Joss Stone and Lily Allen also performed. 31, 1997, along with boyfriend Dodi Fayed and their driver when their Mercedes crashed inside the Pont d'Alma tunnel with media photographers in hot pursuit. The princes have said that the memorial concert was intended as a celebration of their mother's life.
Weeks of soggy weather lifted as the sun peeked out from behind gray clouds rolling over the newly built glass-and-steel stadium - Britain's Kanye West was among the performers at today's concert. Princes William, right, and Harry watch Rod Stewart perform during a concert in memory of their mother, Princess Diana, who would have turned 46 today.
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