Caption: Prince William and Prince Harry will pay a touching tribute to princess Diana at Kensington Palace
A STATUE of Princess Diana will be installed in the grounds of Kensington Palace after Princes William and Harry called for a permanent tribute to mark the 20th anniversary of their mother’s death this year. Shop Stunning Max Mara Fall/Winter Coats at Harrods @ https://goo.gl/9uoLSL
The royal brothers consulted with the Queen and Prince Charles before announcing the project yesterday, and plan to partly fund the statue themselves. Shop New Fall Hunter Boots @ https://goo.gl/MJz14e
In a statement, they said: “It has been 20 years since our mother’s death and the time is right to recognise her positive impact in the UK and around the world with a permanent statue.
“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.”
The princes have convened a committee to commission the statue, which will be chaired their former private secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, a close friend and godfather to Prince George.
The committee, whose members also include Diana’s eldest sister Lady Sarah McCorquodale, and the princess’s close friend Julia Samuel, another of George’s godparents, will advise on the selection of the sculptor and help raise private funds to pay for it.
Historic Royal Palaces, which runs the public parts of Kensington Palace will oversee its installation in the grounds, where it will be on permanent public display.
The precise location is to be announced in the coming months.
It is hoped that the statue will be ready to be unveiled by the princes before the end of 2017, the climax of a year of tributes to the princess, who died in a Paris car crash on August 31, 1997. Click link for full post from EXPRESS.