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Post by Admin on Jun 22, 2021 20:01:34 GMT
The strict rules regarding Prince Harry‘s Diana statue visit have been brought forward.
The news has been brought forward by Chris Ship during his appearance on ITV Royal Rota.
Mr. Ship was the first one to chime in on the matter and admitted, “The big statue unveiling is due on July the 1st. That's not that far away but we have absolutely zero details about it.”
“No one's given us any sort of heads up on what where when and why. Presumably it's going to happen on the 1st of July.”
“And presumably if Harry comes from America, which is still an amber list country, he'll have to quarantine here for a few days. So all things considered we don't know very much about quite a big event in the royal calendar.”
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Post by Admin on Jun 23, 2021 4:39:48 GMT
On July 1 — what would have been Princess Diana’s 60th birthday — a new statue of the late princess will be revealed at Kensington Palace, with her sons Prince William and Prince Harry there to honor the moment together despite their ongoing rift, widened by Harry’s confessions about the royal family on his TV appearances with Oprah Winfrey this year. And speaking of that rift, there’s one rather notable royal who won’t be attending this momentous honoring of Diana: her ex-husband Prince Charles, who has reportedly maintained the fiercest grudge against Harry in recent weeks and will, according to The Sun, be fully leaving the country for the ceremony to avoid seeing his younger son. Charles has been going full scorched-earth on Harry for months now, reportedly planning to cut him out of future royal engagements, hitting ignore on his calls, and putting in motion denying grandson Archie a “prince” title since the Duke of Sussex went on the record to call living in the royal family like being on The Truman Show, saying his brother and father were trapped in the institution, and chiding Charles for not breaking the cycle of pain he experienced as a royal with his own children. So perhaps it shouldn’t be so shocking that Charles is dodging his visit — but still, after the pandemic year we’ve just had, it feels incredibly sad to think that he’s going out of his way not to see his son in person.  “Charles will leave the boys to it. Harry will need to quarantine for at least five days when he lands in England, most likely at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor,” a source tells The Sun of the royal’s plans. “Charles has made it quite clear he will not be around beyond that because he is going to Scotland. There is no planned meeting between the three of them.” |
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Post by Admin on Jun 27, 2021 0:39:30 GMT
Prince Harry Arrives in the U.K. for Princess Diana Statue Unveiling
A source tells ET Prince Harry has arrived in the U.K. for the unveiling of a new statue of his late mother, Princess Diana. Harry and his brother, Prince William, are set to attend a small event to mark the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace on July 1.
A source previously told ET that Harry's wife, Meghan Markle, will not attend the unveiling of the statue after welcoming their daughter, Lilibet Diana, earlier this month. Royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET in April that while Harry and William still have a long way to go when it comes to repairing their relationship, the unveiling of the statue of their late mother is a significant event.
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2021 19:36:41 GMT
Last week it was reported that invitations to the unveiling at Kensington Palace had already been drastically scaled back in recent days from the 100-plus guests originally planned due to COVID-19-related rules. Prince Charles, Diana’s ex-husband, will also reportedly be absent from the event, as “old wounds” could be resurfaced. “It brings back memories for him; happy, sad, regretful,” an insider told the UK Times. “Since Diana’s death, he has felt it’s best to keep those memories to himself and leave his sons to it.”  The palace confirmed that William, 39, and Harry, 36, will now be joined only by Diana’s close family, the statue committee, the sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley and garden designer Pip Morrison — as Camilla Tominey of the UK Telegraph also said there were concerns inside the palace that Harry would be “outflanked” if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge both turned up. Kate Middleton’s absence from Princess Diana’s memorial launch Thursday will be “telling on so many levels,” according to family sources. Prince William’s wife is missing out on the unveiling of a statue to mark what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday after the guest list was slashed. And while it was expected that Kate would be on hand to broker peace between William and his brother, Prince Harry, a source told Page Six: “Catherine’s absence speaks volumes.” “I think keeping the numbers down is a perfect ‘excuse’ for Catherine to stay away. William is fed up with the drama and Catherine doesn’t need to be dragged into this. “They are planning a private family visit with their children, and that private moment is far more important than the public rhetoric.”  The source added, “William is determined that the Sussex drama does not overshadow this important moment of remembrance to his much-missed mother and is keeping that as his focus.” |
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2021 22:03:39 GMT
Prince William and Prince Harry recently reunited at their grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral—their first face-to-face interaction in more than a year amid a ton of tension. Philip’s funeral was a drama-free event minus a whole sartorial situation, and now William and Harry are scheduled to reunite again—much more publicly—in just a few short months for the unveiling of Princess Diana’s statue at Kensington Palace. The event will inevitably put a big spotlight on the brothers, who reportedly want to put aside their differences and focus on honoring their late mother. Here are all the details on the statue, including the location, design, sculptor, and date of the unveiling:  The Statue Will Be in Princess Diana’s Favorite Spot Specifically, her favorite spot on the grounds of Kensington Palace, known as the Sunken Garden. Back in 2017, the Sunken Garden was turned into a beautiful tribute to Diana on the 20th anniversary of her death—featuring a display of her favorite flowers, like forget-me-nots, white lilies, white roses, tulips, narcissi, and daisies. Kensington Palace’s head gardener, Sean Harkin, said the color scheme was a nod to Diana’s love of whites and creams in her own personal style. The Statue Will Be Unveiled on July 1, 2021 This would have been Princess Diana’s 60th birthday and is clearly a significant day for William and Harry—who announced news of the statue’s unveiling in a rare joint press release via Kensington Palace: “The statue will be installed in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace on 1st July 2021, marking the Princess’s 60th birthday. The Princes hope that the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on their mother’s life and her legacy.” FYI, the brothers originally commissioned the statue back in 2017, saying in a joint statement, “It has been 20 years since our mother’s death and the time is right to recognize 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.” |
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