F1 icon Lewis Hamilton writes poem about Princess Diana

For reasons unknown, Lewis Hamilton has inflicted a recent foray into poetry on social media users – with a toe-curling tribute to Princess Diana.

The Formula One driver is the latest star to pay tribute to the ‘people’s Princess’ 20 years after her death.

His chosen method was to upload his poem, England’s Rose, to Instagram next to a strangely stern-looking snap of his subject matter. 

This toe-curling poem was posted to Instagram by the Mercedes Formula One driver

The Mercedes driver named the poem 'England's Rose' and expressed regret that she never took the throne 

The Mercedes driver named the poem ‘England’s Rose’ and expressed regret that she never took the throne 

He found the time to share his innermost thoughts about the princess, who died when he was 12, while in Monza ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. 

In the poem, he implies that her death in 1997 robbed the country of a future leader, despite her divorcing out of the Monarchy the previous year. 

But luckily for Lewis, her greatness was such that her love still fills hearts to this day. 

‘England’s beauty captured in one sweet soul, carried the torch – God rest her soul,’ he writes, before appearing to question the whereabouts of her remains.

‘Hearts still full Of the love she gave, 20 years since she laid in her grave,’ he writes.   

Crowds gathered outside Kensington Palace to commemorate 20 years since her passing 

Crowds gathered outside Kensington Palace to commemorate 20 years since her passing 

The Mercedes-driving three-time Formula One champion also shared a slideshow of his favourite Diana photos, set to Van Morrison’s ‘Into the Mystic’.

The day before he posted a photo on Instagram of Diana, with one of her quotes: ‘I don’t go by the rule book… I lead from the heart, not the head.’

His poem follows mourners gathering yesterday at Kensington Palace, where butler Paul Burrell said he grew close to the princess.

The butler, famed for his interviews about royal secrets, recently appeared on Channel 5’s In Therapy, where he spoke about Lady Di’s ‘soft warm corpse’.  

Hamilton also shared a photo with a quote from Princess Diana reading: 'I don't go by the rule book... I lead from the heart, not the head' 

Hamilton also shared a photo with a quote from Princess Diana reading: ‘I don’t go by the rule book… I lead from the heart, not the head’ 

‘ENGLAND’S ROSE’ – POEM IN FULL 

The day we lost our Nation’s Rose,

Tears we cried like rivers flowed,

The earth stood still

As we laid her to rest,

A day you & I

Will never forget,

The people’s princess

Who came to see,

The love from a country

We’d hope she’d lead,

England’s beauty

Captured in one sweet soul,

Carried the torch

God rest her soul,

With the gift she had

She’d light up the way,

With a smile to show us a brighter day,

Hearts still full

Of the love she gave,

20 years since she laid in her grave,

There will never be another like you,

Now a shining star in the midnight sky

I will always remember you,

Princess Diana,

As our sweet nation’s rose 

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