I was living in London when it was Diana's funeral, and the silence as the coffin came through Hyde Park was deafening, except for one or two Latino types who started wailing.
It was a much nicer, celebratory atmosphere, when the coffin was driven back up Park Lane and everyone applauded and threw flowers, although I don't think the groundsmen would be very happy if that caught on at the football, they have enough to contend with paper streamers.
