LONDON: Britain's Prince William and Prince Harry said they are organizing a pop concert and a memorial service in 2007 to observe the 10th anniversary of their mother Princess Diana's death. The concert will be held at the new Wembley stadium.
Artists including Elton John, Duran, Joss Stone, Pharrell Williams and Bryan Ferry will participate in the concert, while the English National Ballet will stage a performance.
The show is to be held on 1 July, the princess' birthday, and will be the first to be organized at the newly constructed stadium.
There will be a church memorial service on 31 July, exactly 10 years after the death of Diana in a car crash in France.
Prince William said in a statement he and his brother wanted to put their stamp on it. "We want it to represent exactly what our mother would have wanted," he said.
"We wanted to have this big concert with, you know, full of energy, full of the sort of fun and happiness which I know she would have wanted.
"It's got to be the best birthday present she ever had. The main purpose is to celebrate and to have fun and to remember her in a fun way.
"We've decided that it's going to be called Concert for Diana, because obviously the evening is going to be purely about her. It's to remember her and to celebrate her life."
Prince Harry said the service is going to include both sides of the family, "our mother's side and our father's side -- everyone getting together."
Funds raised from the concert will be used for several of the late princess' charities and for two of the princes' own charities -- Centrepoint, a homeless charity of which William is patron, and Sentebale, an AIDS charity in Lesotho, set up by Harry in memory of his mother. Tickets will cost 45 pounds and will be on sale from Wednesday.
