[2][4][5] At the end of the performances, a video montage of Diana as a child was presented, accompanied by the Queen song "These Are the Days of Our Lives".

In one of the many tabloid stories that surfaced relating to the concert and the following week's Live Earth event, it was alleged that Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Keane, and other acts were set to play at the concert but were lost to Live Earth.

The concert organisers were apparently trying to secure their top acts, and were also being pressured into rethinking their lineup to appeal to younger people, and compare to Live Earth.

[9] Queen guitarist Brian May was expected to perform alongside Joss Stone in her version of "Under Pressure", but pulled out of accompanying after finding the new arrangement of his band's song "different... from the original".

Together with the Queen, then Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his predecessor Tony Blair, he was among the guests at the memorial service on 31 August 2007 in the Guards Chapel.

Jamie Theakston, Fearne Cotton and Claudia Winkleman presented for the BBC and many other television channels across the world.

In the United States, VH1's coverage was presented by Aamer Haleem, Kate Thornton and Dave Berry.

In Canada, the concert was broadcast live on CTV with a two-hour primetime special highlighting the best performances.

In Germany the broadcaster RTL II showed the highlights from 8.15 pm- 12.15 am CEST As with many live televised events, the Concert for Diana had a few technical problems, the most infamous of which occurred during comedian Ricky Gervais's monologue, before Elton John's musical finale.

She was also celebrated for her work with the British Red Cross in helping get the word out on land mines in Angola.