UK: HILLARY CLINTON REPRESENTS USA AT PRINCESS DIANA'S FUNERAL

(6 Sep 1997) English/Nat
U-S First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Britain for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales on Saturday.
President Bill Clinton said his wife would be representing the U-S at the service.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of two-thousand guests invited to mourn Princess Diana.
The U-S Air Force plane landed at London's Heathrow airport on Saturday bringing the First Lady.
Dressed in black, Hillary Rodham Clinton is representing the American people at the princess's funeral.
She was chosen because of her special relationship with Diana.
Because it is not an official state funeral, President Clinton was not invited but he said he would get up early to watch the event live on television.
He will also devote his weekly national radio address on Saturday to remembering Diana.
Before attending the funeral in Westminster Abbey, Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the residence of the U-S ambassador's residence, Winfield House.
In a speech, she paid tribute to Diana on behalf of the president and the American people.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"On behalf of the President and the American people I came here to express our deep sadness at the loss of Princess Diana. We grieve for her children, her family and her country. She inspired countless men and women throughout the world with her courage, perseverance and loving kindness. She did hard work in difficult places and she soften hearts and lifted spirits. We can honour Diana's memory by continuing her work, by bringing care and comfort to the afflicted, by reaching out to those who are stranded on the outskirts of hope and opportunity, by campaigning against land mines, by treating every child with love and compassion. Today the shadows are longer because we have lost a light that shined brightly and gently and we will miss her."
SUPER CAPTION: U-S First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton
The U-S Senate passed a resolution on Thursday declaring Saturday to be a national day of recognition, commemorating "the extraordinary impact of the Princess of Wales' humanitarian efforts around the world."

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