Lord Spencer begins his eulogy by acknowledging that we all share the same thoughts and emotions for her. He appeals to the mournful emotions of the audience by implying that he and his family are “a family in grief, in a country in mourning before a world in shock”. He joins in this time of mourning in order to unify the nation and firmly establish that “We are all united not
only in our desire to pay respects to Diana but rather in our need to do so”. The emotions of Lord Spencer conveyed an appeal in the audience that made their grief understandable.
Lord Spencer moves to create a sentimental diction to join together the audience emotions for Diana. He captures his feelings by describing that “Today is our chance to say thank you for the way you brightened our lives . . . we will all feel cheated always that you were taken from us so young”. He used a sentimental diction in order to inform that princess Diana had a long journey ahead but was taken by God at a young age. The effect that Lord Spencer caused in the audience was positive because he reminded them of how she brightened our lives.
Lord Spencer applied descriptive details to recount the attributes of Princess Diana. He described Diana as “. . . The very essence of compassion, of duty, of style, of beauty . . . a natural nobility who was classless”. His purpose was to describe Princess Diana for what she was in reality, besides being a princess. The effect caused in the audience was a supportive because he did not change the audience thoughts; he just supported what everyone thought of her.
In his eulogy, Lord Spencer defined Princess Diana as a great woman. He emphasized how we all admired her because of how noble and loved she was.