writen by Taupin/John

Goodbye England's rose: may you ever grow in our hearts.
You're the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart.
You called out to our country, and you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.

And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind:
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here, along England's greenest hills.
Your candle burned out long before, your legend never will.

Loveliness we've lost; These empty days without your smile.
This torch we will always carry, for our nation's golden child.
And even thought we try, the truth brings us to tears.
All the words cannot express the joy you brought us though the years.

And it seems to me you live your life like a candle in the wind:
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here, along England's greenest hills.
Your candle burned out long before, your legend never will.

Goodbye England's rose: may you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart.
Goodbye England's rose: from a country lost without your soul.
We'll miss the wing of your compassion more then you'll ever know.

And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind:
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here, along England's greenest hills.
Your candle burned out long before, your legend never will.

Key dates in the life of Princess Diana

LONDON - Here are significant dates in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.

July 1, 1961: Lady Diana Frances Spencer is born, the daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer.

July 29, 1981: Married Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, at St. Paul's Cathedral, while millions watched the ''fairy tale wedding.'' He is 12 years her senior.

June 21, 1982: Prince William Arthur Philip Louis born.

Sept. 15, 1984: Prince Harry (Henry Charles Albert David) born.

June 15, 1992: After months of speculation about the state of the royal marriage, Andrew Morton's book ''Diana: Her True Story'' says Charles has had a longtime affair with a married woman, Camilla Parker Bowles, driving Diana to injure herself and attempt suicide.

Aug. 25, 1992: The Sun newspaper prints transcript of phone call monitored in December 1989 between Diana and a man who affectionately calls her ''Squidgy.''

Dec. 9, 1992: Prime Minister John Major announces to Parliament that Diana and Charles are separating but there are no plans for divorce.

Jan. 12, 1993: The Sun publishes transcript of intimate phone call said to be between Camilla and Charles, reportedly monitored December 1989.

June 29, 1994: In a TV documentary, Charles says he had committed adultery after the marriage broke down, ''us both having tried.''

Oct. 3, 1994: Anna Pasternak's book ''Princess in Love'' says Diana had five-year affair with her riding instructor James Hewitt.

Nov. 20, 1995: In a television interview Diana admits adultery with Hewitt.

August 1995: Reports link Diana and rugby star Will Carling. Carling and wife separate Sept. 29.

December 1995: Charles receives letter from Queen Elizabeth II urging divorce, and he agrees.

Feb. 28, 1996: Diana agrees to divorce.

Aug. 28, 1996: Final decree of divorce

Aug. 31, 1997: Diana killed in Paris automobile accident. Her companion, Dodi Fayed, also is killed.

By The Associated Press

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