The statue in tribute to Lady Di unveiled
A statue of the Princess who died 24 years ago in a car crash in Paris has been unveiled in Kensington Gardens. William and Harry, Lady Di's sons, took part in this ceremony together.
In cold for several months, the princes William and Harry put their differences aside to inaugurate together Thursday a statue in homage to their mother Lady Di, in the gardens of the London palace of Kensington.
Under the gaze of Diana's siblings, William and Harry removed the fabric covering the monument installed near the palace where Lady Di lived and where William now lives. The bronze statue represents the princess with short hair, surrounded by three children, putting her hands on the shoulders of two of them.
A symbol of his life and his heritage
- Harry and William in a press release
"Every day we would like her to be always with us, and our hope is that this statue will be considered forever as a symbol of her life and her legacy," the two brothers said in a statement after the event to which they arrived side by side, relaxed and smiling.
Died in a car accident in Paris in 1997 at the age of 36, the Princess of Wales, née Diana Spencer, would have turned 60 on Thursday. The statue, made by Ian Rank-Broadley, is inspired by the last years of his life. The sculptor explained that he wanted, along with William and Harry, "to capture her warmth and humanity while showing the impact she has had through the generations".
🔴👑 Princess Diana's statue has been unveiled at Kensington Palace by her sons Prince William and Prince Harry
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 1, 2021
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Prince Charles absent
The statue was unveiled in the presence - Covid-19 obliges - of only about thirty people, including Diana's siblings, Count Charles Spencer, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes. Prince Charles, whom Diana married in July 1981 at the age of 20, and from whom she divorced in 1996, did not participate in the ceremony. According to one of his relatives quoted by the Sunday Times, he did not want to "wake up old wounds".
