Creating a pedestrian city through the power of celebrity

摘要

According to estimates, more than a billion people watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, in London seven years ago, making it arguably the biggest spectacle since television began. More than a million camped out in the city to watch the procession from Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey. The funeral service itself, witnessed by 1,900 invited guests, was broadcast live to 187 countries with commentaries in 45 languages. In Britain, 31.5 million viewers - three-quarters of the adult population -watched it on television. In Japan, three of the five national television networks broadcast it live. If proof were needed of the power of celebrity or the existence of an electronic 'global village', the funeral of Diana provided it.