Diana concert tickets sell out in minutes

LONDON, Dec 14: Tickets for a pop concert to mark the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death sold out in minutes yesterday, organisers said.

The concert, organised by Diana's sons Princes Harry and William, will take place at the renovated Wembley stadium in London next July and feature acts including Elton John, Duran Duran and Pharrell Williams.

''The initial allocation of tickets has now been sold and we hope more tickets will be available at a later date,'' said a spokeswoman for the princes.

It was not clear how many tickets had been sold on Wednesday, but the venue capacity is expected to be around 60,000 people.

All available tickets had been snapped up within around 30 minutes of going on sale via the concert's Web site (www.concertfordiana.com). A dedicated telephone line also said the tickets were sold out.

The face value of tickets is 45 pounds (89 dollars) each, but they were already attracting bids of up to 200 pounds each on the online auction site www.ebay.co.uk.

There is speculation that John may repeat his performance of the modified version of ''Candle In the Wind'' which he sang at Diana's funeral in 1997. He had vowed he would never play it again unless asked by the princes.

The record went on to become the fastest selling single of all time and the proceeds went to charity.

As well as the concert, there will be a church memorial service for Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.

REUTERS

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