UNITED KINGDOM: PRINCESS DIANA JOINS THOUSANDS OF FANS AT A POP CONCERT FOR AIDS CHARITIES

Record ID: 167919

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: PRINCESS DIANA JOINS THOUSANDS OF FANS AT A POP CONCERT FOR AIDS CHARITIES
  • Date: 1st December 1994
  • Summary: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 1, 1994) 1. TOP VIEW PRINCESS DIANA'S CAR ARRIVING AT WEMBLEY ARENA 0.05 2. SCU PRINCESS DIANA OUT OF CAR, GREETED BY OFFICIALS, ENTERS ARENA 0.15 3. MV PRINCESS DIANA GREETING BANDS: EYC (EXPRESS YOURSELF CLEARLY/ CHINA BLACK/ LULU/ TAKE THAT 1.53 4. CU ERROL REID OF CHINA BLACK SAYING TO ME THE IMPORTANCE IS TO DRAW AWARENESS. IF YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY PROTECT YOURSELF (ENGLISH) 2.16 5. CU/SCU SIMON FUNG OF CHINA BLACK SAYING JUST BE CAREFUL BUT HAVE FUN (ENGLISH) (2 SHOTS) 2.22 6. CU/SCU REID SAYING DON'T BE SILLY WEAR A RUBBER ON YOUR WILLY, IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT (ENGLISH) 2.29 7. MV FUNG AND REID SEATED 2.34 8. MV DAVE LOEFFLER OF EYC SEATED WITH OTHER BAND MEMBERS SAYING THE CONCERT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AIDS AWARENESS IN THE NEXT GENERATION (ENGLISH) 3.00 9. MV DAMON BUTLER OF EYC SAYING IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND AIDS DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE. AIDS GETS YOU WHETHER YOU ARE BLACK, WHITE, GAY, STRAIGHT, YOUNG OR OLD (ENGLISH) 3.23 10. MVS TAKE THAT BAND ENTERING ROOM (MARK OWEN IN ORANGE SHIRT/ JASON ORANGE IN BLUE SHIRT/ HOWIE DONALD WITH LONG HAIR/ GARY BARLOW IN LEATHER JACKET/ ROBBIE WILLIAMS WITH SHORT HAIR, LONG LEATHER COAT (2 SHOTS) 3.33 11. MV TAKE THAT INTERVIEW (ENGLISH) 3.53 12. GV CROWDS CHEERING INSIDE WEMBLEY ARENA 4.00 13. MV PRINCESS DIANA AND GEORGE MICHAEL TAKING THEIR SEATS INSIDE ARENA 4.06 14. GVS STAGE LIT UP FOR START OF CONCERT (2 SHOTS) 4.19 15 GVS EYC PERFORMING, CROWD CHEERING (2 SHOTS0 5.10 16. GVS CHINA BLACK INTRODUCED, CROWD CHEERING (2 SHOTS) 5.16 17. GVS CHINA BLACK PERFORMING (6 SHOTS) 6.10 18. GV ACTOR SIR IAN MCKELLEN ON STAGE 6.13 19. CU MCKELLEN READING MESSAGE FOR AIDS DAY (ENGLISH) 6.27 20. GV CHEERING CROWD 6.31 21. GVS LULU PERFORMING (2 SHOTS) 8.24 22. GVS CROWD (2 SHOTS) 8.48 23. GV PANS FINALE WITH ALL BANDS ON STAGE 9.25 24. GV CHEERING CROWD 9.31 TRANSCRIPT SEQUENCE 4, REID: "TO ME THE IMPORTANCE IS TO DRAW AWARENESS TO THIS DANGEROUS DISEASE. I BELIEVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVE STARTED TO BECOME A LITTLE BIT COMPLACENT AND I FEEL NOW WHEN WE MENTION THE WORD AIDS PEOPLE DONT'T EVEN LOOK AROUND BECAUSE IT'S BEEN BANDED AROUND SO MUCH. SO, TO TRY AND HEIGHTEN AND DRAW ATTENTION TO IT SO THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS DISEASE. SO IF YOU'RE TAKING PART IN ANY SORT OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY PROTECT YOURSELVES." TRANSCRIPT SEQUENCE 5, FUNG: "JUST BE CAREFUL, BUT HAVE FUN." TRANSCRIPT SEQUENCE 6, REID: "IT BASICALLY GOES - DON'T BE SILLY, WEAR A RUBBER ON YOUR WILLY - IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT." TRANSCRIPT SEQUENCE 7, LOEFFLER: "AND ON A DAY LIKE TODAY, YOU KNOW, WORLD AWARENESS DAY OF AIDS, YOU KNOW, GETS IT OUT TO THE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE THE UP AND COMING GENERATION, WHO AREN'T REALLY AWARE OF AIDS AND IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE AWARE OF IT AND LIKE THE THING WE DO TONIGHT, THE CHARITY EVENT FOR THE KIDS, HOPEFULLY WE CAN REACH THEM AND GET OUT TO THEM IN SOME SHAPE OR FORM TO EXPRESS ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT AIDS IS, BECOME PART OF PEOPLE'S LIVES AND HOW WE CAN DEAL WITH IT." TRANSCRIPT SEQUENCE 9, BUTLER: "IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND AIDS DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE. AIDS WILL FIND YOU IF YOU'RE BLACK, WHITE, GAY OR STRAIGHT, AND WHETHER YOU'RE YOUNG OR WHETHER YOU'RE OLD. AND WE NEED TO START SUPPORTING THOSE PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE AIDS, GIVE THEM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. I THINK JUST AS THE HUMAN RACE, HEY WE'RE ALL DOWN HERE ON THIS EARTH TOGETHER SO WHY NOT MAKE HOPE, KEEP HOPE ALIVE, AND START BRINGING THE UNITY TOGETHER BACK DOWN HERE, COS THAT'S WHAT'S GOIN ON." TRANSCRIPT SEQUENCE 11, TAKE THAT BAND: MARK OWEN: "YOU REALISE THAT THERE IS LIKE, PEOPLE ARE SCARED OF CATCHING IT, I MEAN WE'RE SACRED, TO BE HONEST, US FIVE ARE SCARED OF GETTING IT." ROBBIE WILLIAMS: "THE MORE YOU LEARN ABOUT IT THE MORE THAT IT SCARES YOU INTO BEING SAFE." GARY BARLOW: "IT'S GOOD FOR YOUNGSTERS TO NOW REALISE IT'S NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR HOMOSEXUALS IT'S A PROBLEM FOR EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD." TRANSCRIPT SEQUENCE 19, MCKELLEN: "THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S COMMEMORATION, "FAMILIES AND AIDS", IS ESPECIALLY FITTING. WHEN ONE PERSON SUFFERS THE ENTIRE GLOBAL FAMILY IS AFFECTED." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 16th December 1994 12:00
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  • Location: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVAE4V93MAUYBMNWI1BX4XENAXGU
  • Story Text: The Princess of Wales joined thousands of screaming fans on Thursday (December 1) night at a pop concert for AIDS charities in London, starring teen heart-throbs Take That.

    On arriving at Wembley Arena, Princess Diana greeted the bands playing in the Concert of Hope, part of global events on World Aids (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Day.

    Other bands participating in the awareness-raising concert were EYC (Express Yourself Clearly), China Black and Lulu.


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