A Famous Eulogy or Two

It can be very tough to sit down and write a eulogy. Writing this sort of speech is not an everyday occurrence, and being able to just automatically write a speech regarding the life and death of someone you knew is not an easy task. Sometimes, inspiration is key. Reading some famous eulogies can help you to see how other people have been spoken about at their funerals, and also give you some ideas of how to write your own eulogy.

Princess Diana of Wales was an extremely famous person the whole world over. When she was in a horrible car crash in 1997 that took both her life and that of her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, the world was in shock. Personalities from the United States, the United Kingdom, and many other countries came to pay their respects to her at her funeral. When she was eulogized by her brother, Earl Charles Spencer, he used a very traditional format for her eulogy that included this passage:

“Today is our chance to say thank you for the way you brightened our lives, even though God granted you but half a life. We will all feel cheated always that you were taken from us so young and yet we must learn to be grateful that you came along at all. Only now that you are gone do we truly appreciate what we are now without, and we want you to know that life without you is very, very difficult. We have all despaired at your loss over the past week and only the strength of the message you gave us through your years of giving has afforded us the strength to move forward.”

This part of Princess Diana’s eulogy shows just how a eulogy should be written – speaking about how much love there was for Princess Diana, and talking about how much she is missed and will be missed. You can picture that Diana’s brother was quite emotional while saying this part of his eulogy – even if he had written and rehearsed it beforehand.

By researching other famous eulogies, you can also get other ideas of how to write your own eulogy. Recent examples include the eulogies for President Gerald Ford, and for John F Kennedy, Jr. These eulogies, while maybe a bit more elaborate than those for a non-famous person, can give you a good idea of how to write your own eulogy

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