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Martin Neary, Diana's Funeral Organist, Passes Away at 85

9/29/2025

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Martin Neary, the organist who planned Princess Diana's funeral, died September 27 at 85, leaving his wife Penny and three children.
He helped arrange 1997 funeral music, including Elton John's Candle in the Wind.
Six months after his dismissal over alleged secret profits, a legal ruling found the dismissal justified but criticized the abbey's lack of interest in the arrangements.

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Martin Neary, the organist who planned Princess Diana's funeral, died September 27 at 85, leaving his wife Penny and three children.
He helped arrange 1997 funeral music, including Elton John's Candle in the Wind.
Six months after his dismissal over alleged secret profits, a legal ruling found the dismissal justified but criticized the abbey's lack of interest in the arrangements.