The Church of England has published two prayers to mark the 10th death anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales.
London, August 21 : The Church of England has published two prayers to mark the 10th death anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The prayers have been written by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at the request of Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
The prayers, which evoke the Princess' "vulnerability", her "willingness to reach out to the excluded" and her "tragic and untimely death," will be used at the memorial service at the Guards Chapel on 31 August.
Assemblies around the country will also be able to use the prayers to convey their own grief over Diana's death, reports the Daily Mail.
Dr Williams says that the anniversary of the crash in Paris's Pont d'Alma tunnel, which also killed Harrods' owner Mohamed Al Fayed's son Dodi and the driver Henri Paul, "reawakens the pains of grief".
The memorial service, to be telecasted by the BBC, will be led by the Queen and other senior members of the Royal family, including the Princes.
The full text of the Church of England prayers are as follows: First prayer:
God our Father, we remember before you Diana, Princess of Wales, and offer you our gratitude
For all the memories of her that we treasure still. Her vulnerability And her willingness to reach out to the excluded and forgotten Touched us all; her generosity gave hope and joy to many.
May she rest in peace where sorrow and pain are banished, And may the everlasting light of your merciful love shine upon her; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Second prayer:
Father eternal, unfailing source of peace to all who seek you, we entrust to your love and protection all for whom this anniversary of the tragic and untimely death of Diana, Princess of Wales reawakens the pains of grief and loss.
Comfort all who mourn, that casting all their cares upon you, they may be filled with your gifts - of new life, of courage and of hope; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ANI