How Elton John’s Princess Diana tribute became the most heartbreaking farewell in history: The Day the Music Cried! Nobody had anticipated what was about to happen. Millions watched in agony, tears streaming down their faces as the world froze in mourning for Princess Diana. The gates of Kensington Palace were covered in flowers, London was in mourning, and Westminster Abbey, crowded with presidents, queens, and world leaders, held its breath. Then the room became quiet. A piano was pushed forward gently. Slowly, Sir Elton John made his way to his seat. The gravity of the situation nearly overcame him, and he appeared pale and trembling.
Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind 1997”: A Farewell to Princess Diana London was still that morning—still in a way…