Prince HarryandPrince Williamare fronting a small group of people who will be present for the unveiling of a statue honoringPrincess Dianaat Kensington Palace on July 1, which would have been her 60th birthday.
On Friday, Kensington Palace released new details of the ceremony, officially confirmingPrince WilliamandPrince Harry’s reunion. Harrymade the flight from California to the U.K.on Friday and will isolate at Frogmore Cottage for the next few days.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the number of people attending has been scaled down. The palace did not say that William’s wifeKate Middletonwould be in attendance.Meghan Marklestayed in California with the couple’s two young children: 2-year-old sonArchie Harrisonand their daughterLilibet Diana, who was born on June 4.
Princess Diana, Prince Harry and Prince William.Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty
Plans for the Princess Diana statue were first announced in February 2017, the year of many commemorations of Diana’s life, as it marked 20 years since she died in a car crash in Paris at age 36.
The statue was “commissioned to mark the twentieth anniversary of her death and recognize her positive impact in the UK and around the world,” the palace said in astatementlast year.
“The Princes hope that the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on their mother’s life and her legacy,” they said.
Prince William, Princess Diana and Prince Harry.Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty
Prince William, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, formed a committee made up one of Diana’s sisters, some friends, experts and charity contacts to help come up with the fitting tribute to her. They commissionedIan Rank-Broadley, the sculptor behind the image of their grandmotherQueen Elizabeththat has been used to decorate all British coins since 1998, as the person to create the tribute.
Prince William and Prince Harry with Peter Phillips at Prince Philip’s funeral.Alastair Grant/WPA Pool/Getty Images
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