Prince William, Harry Reunite For Late Princess Diana’s Statue Unveiling

A statue of Princess Diana will be unveiled in the gardens of Kensington Palace on Thursday, to mark what would have been her 60th birthday.

Diana was married to Prince Charles, and was Prince William and Harry’s mum. She died in 1997.

The statue – which will be placed in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in London – will be revealed in a small ceremony on July 1 to mark what would have been her 60th birthday.

It was commissioned by William and Harry in 2017, and has been made by artist Ian Rank-Broadley, whose portrait of the Queen appears on all UK coins.

Prince Harry and William will be at the event, and will share personal speeches about their mum.

The statue ceremony will also be the first time that Prince Harry and William will have come together since Prince Phillip’s funeral in April.

The two brothers were very close growing up, but haven’t spent as much time together as they have got older.

Diana’s siblings will also be at the event, as will the statue’s sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley and garden designer Pip Morrison.

The BBC reports that Prince Charles will not be at the event, and neither will the Queen.

William’s wife Kate and Harry’s wife Meghan will not be at the event either.

Harry and William said: “Our mother touched so many lives. We hope the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on her life and her legacy.”

Diana was one of the most famous people in the world and was really popular with many people in the UK.

She married Prince Charles on 29 July 1981 in a huge ceremony that was watched by around 750 million people around the world on live television – it was a really big deal because Prince Charles is next in line to the throne after the Queen.

Throughout her life, Diana was very passionate about charity work, and she often used the attention the media gave her to highlight important campaigns she believed in.

In 1997, Diana visited Paris where she died in a car crash. Her funeral was broadcast on TV and was a huge event – thousands of people lined the streets and around 2.5 billion people watched on television.

The Prime Minister of the UK at the time, Tony Blair, described her as “the people’s Princess”.

Due to coronavirus restrictions, the amount of people allowed to attend would be limited.