Millennium Dome was almost named after Princess Diana - News Summed Up

Millennium Dome was almost named after Princess Diana


Documents released from the National Archives in Kew also higlighted Bill Clinton snubbed tea with the Queen because he wanted a curry with Tony BlairThe Millennium Dome was briefly earmarked to become a tribute to Princess Diana, declassified documents reveal today. The death of Diana, in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997, caused some involved in the project to call for the dome to reflect the tragedy. Sign up for the free Mirror Politics newsletterImage: Getty Images) Getty Images)The £758 million landmark was opened amid much fanfare on New Year's Eve 1999, where guests included Mr Blair and the Queen. They were famously pictured as guests sang Auld Lang Syne to mark the arrival of the third millennium. Clinton snubbed Queen's teaBill Clinton snubbed tea with the Queen because he wanted a curry with Tony Blair, declassified documents reveal.


Source: Daily Mirror July 19, 2021 22:52 UTC



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