Princess Diana Memorial Concert Sold Out Instantly

The first release of about 22,500 tickets to the Princess Diana memorial concert sold out in 20 minutes on Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for her two sons, princes William and Harry. More tickets are likely to be made available at a later date. The capacity of the stadium, which is currently under re-construction, is expected to be 60,000.Diana, Princess of Wales, is to be honored on the 10th anniversary of her tragic death with a huge concert. Her two sons, Princes William and Harry, who are second and third, respectively, in line to the throne of the United Kingdom, will host the concert on July 1st, at the newly rebuilt Wembley Stadium in London. It will be "full of energy, full of the sort of fun and happiness which I know she would have wanted," Prince William said in an interview with his father's press secretary, Patrick Harrison, which was released to the media.Tickets from a certain category, which were priced initially at £45 (about $102), quickly turned up on eBay for more than five times their face value. However, eBay firmly pledged to remove the re-sale entries out of respect for the memory of the late Princess of Wales. After all, they removed OJ Simpson's book, too. "In view of the unique and commemorative nature of the Concert for Diana event and as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, eBay has decided to not allow the re-sale of tickets to this event on the site," a spokesperson said.An official website was launched. Check it at www.concertfordiana.com. After going on sale at 9am, the tickets had been snapped up within minutes, with a message appearing on the website: "For now, tickets have sold out. We hope very much that more tickets will be released in the New Year. Please keep checking back here for further information."The band Duran Duran will perform along with Elton John, who sang "Candle In The Wind" at Diana's funeral. The concert will also include a performance by the English National Ballet and songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber in honor of the princess' love of dancing and theater.A Christian memorial service is also planned at a secret location in London on Aug. 31, the 10th anniversary of her tragic death. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, the princes' stepmother, Camilla, and Princess Diana's siblings plan to attend."The service is going to include both sides of the family, our mother's side and our father's side, everyone getting together," prince Harry said.A British investigation into the death of Princess Diana concludes the Paris crash was caused by a drunken chauffeur who lost control of the car, the report of a two-year investigation by a former head of the Metropolitan Police says. It is to be released Thursday. Among other conspiracy theories, Mohammed al-Fayed, Diana's lover's father, has contended that the British Secret Service arranged Diana's death because she was pregnant and she and his son planned to marry. The head of the investigation, John Stevens, found no evidence of pregnancy.After allegations in the British press that they were taping her phones, the United States NSA said in a statement yesterday that it had 39 classified documents containing references to Diana the princess. But they "only contained references to the princess and she was never the communicant," according to agency spokesman Don Weber.The memorial concert will be filmed by the American company Live Nation, who have tendered out the broadcast rights. "We're organising the filming so the set-up won't [require] that broadcasters have their own cameras," said a Live Nation spokesperson. "A decision on rights will be made in January."