Millions of Americans rose early or stayed up all night to watch live TV coverage of the funeral of Princess Diana. Some coverage began as early as 2 a.m.
The British embassy in Washington and consulates across the United States have been flooded all week with floral tributes to the dead princess and messages of sympathy to her sons. President Clinton admitted that he had shed tears while watching the funeral ceremony, which was attended by his wife, Hillary.
The President devoted his weekly radio broadcast to the deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa. Of Princess Diana he said, "The enormous outpouring of grief and support in the wake of Diana's death demonstrates that people saw in her more than her radiant beauty, but instead a different kind of royalty."
More than 2,000 people came to a service in Washington Cathedral, following the service in Westminster Abbey. Princess Diana had worshipped in the church during a visit to the capital.
At the Gospel Mission in Washington, at what was called a "black tribute" to Princess Diana, she was praised for focusing on many of the problems which affect the African-American community like AIDS, homelessness and poverty.
In New York, people gathered in the dark to watch live coverage of the funeral on a giant TV screen in Times Square. The British consulate on Third Avenue has been "inundated" with more than 10,000 mourners during the week to sign books of condolence and leave flowers.
A plan to hold a memorial service in the city's largest church, the Cathedral of St John the Divine, with a capacity of 5,000, has now been changed and will be held next Sunday in the North Meadow of Central Park to allow more people to attend.
In San Francisco, Princess Diana's work for AIDS victims was commemorated in a march by about 14,000 people. Others watched the funeral in the city's Grace Cathedral. In Los Angeles, AIDS activists turned a baseball field in west Hollywood into a candlelit shrine. "She was a queen for all of us, rich or poor. She was a special star who lit the sky," nurse Rycy Lynch said.
Throughout Canada, flags fluttered at half mast and in homes lights flickered in the dark hours of the morning as people arose early on Saturday to mourn the death of their princess.
Thousands of people sought each other's company in Toronto's cavernous SkyDome stadium to watch Princess Diana's funeral broadcast on an enormous screen to a subdued and tearful audience.