Diana remembered in royal prayers

The Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles attended

The Royal Family have said prayers for Diana, Princess of Wales, at a church service at Balmoral.

The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales attended Sunday morning's service at Crathie Church, on Royal Deeside.

It comes a day after the fifth anniversary of Diana's death, which saw members of the public place floral tributes at various sites in the UK and in Paris.

Princes William and Harry were not at the service.

The Reverend Bob Sloan, minister of Crathie church, said Diana had been remembered along with others who had recently died, including Cambridgeshire schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

A candlelight vigil was held for Diana in London

Speaking after the service, which lasted about an hour, he said: "I mentioned her name along with a list of tragedies.

"As far as Braemar and Crathie are concerned, this year we have felt particularly the passing of Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother."

Earlier, the royal party arrived at the hilltop church in a black Rolls Royce, with Prince Charles sitting in the front and the Queen and Prince Philip in the back.

Tributes

The Queen smiled and waved at a crowd of more than 50 people gathered outside the church, before the royal party entered using the traditional side entrance.

Both Prince Charles and Prince Philip wore kilts, while the Queen chose a dark blue overcoat and cerise hat.

Later they left on the short drive to Balmoral and the Queen again waved, while Prince Charles gave a smile.

On Saturday, floral tributes were left outside the Princess Diana's former home, Kensington Palace, as well as at Harrods department store and the Spencer family home of Althorp House in Northamptonshire.

They were also placed at the entrance to the tunnel where the princess and Dodi Fayed died in a car crash in Paris.

A candlelight vigil was held outside Kensington Palace overnight on Friday in her honour.