Diana, Princess of Wales died on August 31, 1997 following a car accident in Paris and today the UK is commemorating the tenth anniversary of her death.

Many people in the Advertiser and Review region have memories of the woman who was dubbed, the 'People's Princess' and who raised awareness of landmines, AIDS and HIV and leprosy.

She visited Ridgway House in Towcester, on January 30, 1986 to officially name a number of rooms and in 1989 several residents from the region went to witness her official opening of an elderly people's home in Bletchley.

Floral tributes were placed at the war memorial outside SS Peter and Paul Church in Buckingham following her death and books of condolence were also left around the Advertiser and Review region.

Designer, Ruth Jakeman, 44, from Steeple Claydon said: "I remember I was on holiday during the funeral. It was very emotional at the time, but it's a long time ago, it should be laid to rest now."

Gordon McLean, 45, of Jarman Close in Buckingham, said: "I was shocked when it happened like everyone else, especially with the way it happened.

"But there's a lot more going on in the world and I don't think we should be made to feel that we have to remember the anniversary."
Martika Rumble, 17, of Addington Road in Buckingham, was only seven when Diana died.

She said: "Obviously she was an important person but I don't think we should be doing something special to remember her."

Christine Smith, 59, from Brackley said: "Diana was very important and I remember how we all reacted at the time. If her anniversary is used as an opportunity to raise money for a charity then I think it should be remembered."

University of Buckingham student, Max Stangier, was an 11-year-old schoolboy in Essen, Germany, when the television news reported her death.

He said: "She was a great person and people in Germany were shocked and upset much like people here. But she was just a human being."
John McKeever, 45, a computer specialist from Linden Village in Buckingham, believes people are not being allowed to move on due to media coverage.

"I understand that it is difficult to forget especially because of the tragic circumstances of her death. It's only people from the press that want to keep running through it though. People should get over it."

Owner of the Canvas art shop in Buckingham, Mike Foster, 33, was camping in Derbyshire when he heard the news of Diana's death. He said: "First thing in the morning the whole place just went silent. It was shocking and sad. Any kind of grief, especially with someone in the public eye, it takes time to get over.

"She was an icon so it's unstandable that people are still mourning her. I'd also say she would be very proud of her children."

David Drake, 41, a council worker from Manchester visiting friends in Buckingham, also felt Diana's death was being used by the media.

"A big event for the anniversary would be going too far. There are much greater heroes than her that are actually on the coal ace day in day out, like NHS nurses and doctors."

Factory worker Dennis Tmoka, of Page Hill, and originally from West Africa, said: "I found out about Diana when a friend 'phoned me early in the morning. I was shocked. She was such a lady and showed a lot of affection to Africans and showed love to the suffering. People should continue to remember her."

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