The royal family originally wanted to reject Elton John as the performer for Princess Diana’s funeral, claiming the song he chose was “too sentimental.”
According to, the palace staff originally wanted to reject Elton John as the performer for Princess Diana’s funeral, claiming the song he chose was “too sentimental.”
Songwriter and lyricist Bernie Taupin rewrote the first line of the tribute, originally about Marilyn Monroe. He changed “Goodbye Norma Jean,” Monroe’s legal name, to “Goodbye England’s rose,” a nod to Diana.
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