10th anniversary of Diana's death marked

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A British police officer guards the grounds of Kensington Palace on the 10th year anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, in London, Friday .

LONDON, Aug 31 (Agencies): Princess Diana's family gathered Friday to solemnly mark the 10th anniversary of her death, while admirers tied scores of bouquets, poems and pictures to the gates of her former home. It was a day for broadcasting video snippets of one wedding and funeral, for rehashing the rights and wrongs of the failed marriage of Diana and Prince Charles.
It was one more day for dredging up questions about how she came to die in a car crash in Paris with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, and for the Daily Telegraph to publish an essay which explained "why we were right to weep for Diana."
Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, were credited with organizing a noontime service at the Guards' Chapel near Buckingham Palace, but Charles was blamed by many for the dispute over an invitation to his current wife.
Camilla, who was blamed by Diana for breaking up her marriage, decided to stay home. That decision followed quickly after the Mail on Sunday published a commentary by Diana's friend, Rosa Monckton, saying the princess would have been "astonished" that Camilla was invited.
"Actually, she would have been astonished to learn that her former husband had married his longtime mistress," Monckton wrote.
A few people were waiting outside the Guards' Chapel on Friday morning, in contrast to the masses who lined the route of Diana's funeral procession to Westminster Abbey 10 years ago.
"She reached our lives deeply, even in America. She brought life to the palace and warmth and that's what the monarchy needed," said Arlene Fitch, 54, of Boston, one of the early arrivals.
Fitch and her sister, Marie Schofield, 46, from Florida, said they planned their vacation to be in London at the time of the service.
"She (Diana) got married the same year as me, she had children the same year as me and as her boys have grown up they have done just the same kind of things as our boys would do," Schofield said.
Diana's most ardent admirers tied scores of bouquets, poems and pictures to the gates of Kensington Palace, her former home, but the display paled in comparison to the vast carpet of blossoms that accumulated in the days immediately after her death.
Queen Elizabeth II headed the list of guests, along with her husband Prince Philip. Prince Edward, Charles' younger brother, was expected to attend but Princess Anne - who was said to have had a frosty relationship with Diana - was not.