Buckingham Palace didn't want Elton John's Candle In The Wind for Lady Di's funeral

"Too sentimental"

.

This is how Buckingham Palace described the version of

Elton John was preparing for Princess Diana's funeral.

The Queen's services then requested another song to accompany the ceremony, as recently declassified documents from the

British

reported, and reported by Sky News.

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A week after her tragic death in a car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997, the funeral of the Princess of Wales was awaited by a whole country, collapsed after the brutal death of the ex-wife of Prince Charles.

The Queen's cold tribute had shocked part of the public and Buckingham Palace apparently needed help to grasp the importance of the moment.

This is a crucial point of service and we urge you to be bold

The priest Wesley Carr, Dean of Westminster, in a letter sent to Buckingham Palace.

It was ultimately the priest Wesley Carr, Dean of Westminster, who sent a letter to Buckingham Palace and tipped the scales in favor of Elton John.

pleads the priest.

He then invokes the popular side of Diana and Elton John, explaining that the latter "

"

Written in 1973 for Marilyn Monroe,

had for the occasion been slightly modified by the songwriter Bernie Taupin, close collaborator of Elton John since his beginnings.

The first line,

, in reference to the Hollywood actress, had become

for Lady Di.

This new version dated 1997 has since become the best-selling single in history across the Channel.