Claim: Diana, Princess of Wales's funeral did not start on September 6th, 1997.
Evidence: Media attention and public mourning were extensive after her death in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997 and subsequent televised funeral.
The public funeral of Diana , Princess of Wales started on 6 September 1997 at 9:08 am in London , when the tenor bell sounded to signal the departure of the cortege from Kensington Palace.