NOW THE DIANA FOUNTAIN STARTS CRACKING UP

CRACKS have appeared in the troubled Diana Memorial Fountain, less than two years after it was opened by the Queen.

A new report has shown that hairline faults have developed in the structure of the Hyde Park water

feature, which last week was revealed to have cost Pounds 2 million more than planned.

The faults were disclosed in the minutes from a committee of experts who were bought together in a

bid to save the fountain after it was closed earlier this year for safety reason.

The minutes state that the cracks in the structure were as a result of 'natural shrinkage'.

A Department of Culture spokesman said: "We have noted reports of very small cracks in a very small number of stones in the Diana Memorial.

"Our information is that the cracks are so small that more water is lost through evaporation than through the cracks."

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