Prince William and Prince Harry will reunite later to unveil a statue to mark what would have been Princess Diana’s 60th birthday.
Over the past 18 months, issues in the relationship between the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex have been well documented, but their mother will be at the center of their concerns on Thursday as they honor her memory.
The brothers commissioned the statue in 2017 as a tribute to their late mother who died in 1997. The design, created by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley, whose portrait of the Queen appears on all British coins, has been kept secret until now. ceremony.
(LR) The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince of Wales at Princess Diana’s funeral in September 1997
A royal source has previously described the ceremony as a “small event and a very personal moment for the family”.
Diana’s brothers and close family will attend the dedication, along with the statue committee and others involved in the process of its erection in the garden below Kensington Palace.
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Diana’s sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, was a member of the six-person committee tasked with commissioning and raising private funds for the creation of the statue, alongside Julia Samuel, Prince George’s godfather and close friend of the Princess, and Jamie Lowther -Pinkerton, the brothers’ former senior private secretary.
When the brothers commissioned the statue in 2017 – the year of the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death, they said in a joint statement: “Our mother touched so many lives. We hope the statue will help all who visit the Kensington Palace to reflect on his life and his legacy. “
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It was due to be unveiled later that year. Since…
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This notice was published: 2021-06-30 22:53:00