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Post by Admin on Jul 2, 2021 5:09:17 GMT
Princess Diana has been honored with a statue at Kensington Palace — and her special bond with children is on full display. The royal's sons Prince Harry and Prince William reunited on Thursday, which would have been Diana's 60th birthday, for the statue unveiling. Together, the brothers pulled a green cloth off to reveal the sculpture of Princess Diana with her arms around a boy and a girl, with a third child in the background. The decision to include children in the tribute pay homage to Princess Diana's special ability to bond with people, particularly young ones. She worked closely with many children-focused charities, including children's hospitals and support for homeless youth. The Diana Award charity, started in her honor, also works to develop and inspire positive change in the lives of young people. Kensington Palace said Diana had "gained confidence in her role as an ambassador for humanitarian causes" and the statue "aims to convey her character and compassion." "The statue aims to reflect the warmth, elegance and energy of Diana, Princess of Wales, in addition to her work and the impact she had on so many people," the palace said. "The figure of Diana, Princess of Wales is surrounded by three children who represent the universality and generational impact of The Princess' work. The portrait and style of dress was based on the final period of her life as she gained confidence in her role as an ambassador for humanitarian causes and aims to convey her character and compassion."
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Post by Admin on Jul 2, 2021 21:08:26 GMT
Flying solo. Prince William attended the Thursday, July 1, unveiling of Princess Diana’s statue without wife Duchess Kate and their three kids, despite her desire to be a part of the event. All the Must-See Photos of Princess Diana's Statue Unveiling Event “Out of respect for [Prince] Harry and William, [the royal family] wanted it to be just about Diana’s sons and not a huge public affair,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “Kate was definitely supporting William while physically not being there and really wanted to attend, but the family as a whole decided it was best for the kids and her to stay home.” The insider adds that the family determined “a few weeks ago” who would be at the ceremony. Since she could not be there in person, “Kate watched from afar with” Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3. The royals are expected to visit the statue “at a later time.” Kensington Palace confirmed on Friday, June 25, that William, 39, would attend the event, as well as his younger brother, Harry. (The former military pilot, 36, flew in from Montecito, California, emerging from quarantine on Wednesday, June 29.) “Prince William and Prince Harry will attend a small event to mark the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace on Thursday 1st July,” a spokesperson for the palace told Us in a statement at the time. “In addition to close family of Diana, Princess of Wales, members of the statue committee, the sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley, and garden designer, Pip Morrison, will also be present.” Those Smiles! William and Harry Reunite at Statue Unveiling The brothers announced their plans to commission the statue for their late mother, who died in 1997 at age 36, in January 2017. They said in a joint statement at the time: “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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Post by Admin on Sept 26, 2021 1:46:52 GMT
SPENCER Official Trailer (2021)
Kristen Stewart stuns as Princess Diana in the new full-length trailer for ‘Spencer,’ in theaters Nov. 5.
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Post by Admin on Sept 26, 2021 4:39:53 GMT
SPENCER - Official Trailer - In Theaters November 5
The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be profoundly different. SPENCER is an imagining of what might have happened during those few fateful days.
Directed by Pablo Larraín Written by Steven Knight Starring Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris
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Post by Admin on Oct 19, 2021 20:06:08 GMT
The first inhabitants of the estate of the late Princess Diana may have been Neanderthals. An archaeological dig at Althorp, where Diana Spencer grew up, has turned up an ancient trash pile containing decorated seashells dating back 40,000 years, according to The Telegraph. "We don't think the shells would have been the remnants of a prehistoric meal, as Althorp was even further from the sea then than it is today," excavation leader Roger Michel, director of the Institute for Digital Archaeology, told the newspaper. "They are also incised. They could have been used for decoration or as spurs of mother of pearl for jewellery." The date puts the shells at a time when Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) certainly lived in what is today Britain — these relatives of modern humans arrived in the area at least 400,000 years ago. Modern humans (Homo sapiens) arrived in Britain around 40,000 years ago, just as Neanderthal populations around Europe were dwindling and the species was on its way to extinction. Thus, the shells could have been worked by either modern humans or Neanderthals. A search for a village The archaeologists did not set out to discover Paleolithic artifacts on the Spencer estate, which sits in West Northamptonshire, England. Instead, they were searching for the remains of a village called Ollethorp, which was abandoned during the Black Death of the 14th century and which was said to sit near the current estate home on the Spencer property. The family has owned the land since 1508, and the current estate was built in 1688, according to The Telegraph. Charles Spencer, Diana's brother and the current owner of the estate, ordered the dig in order to find the village. The existence of Ollethorp is recorded in the Domesday Book, a survey conducted in 1086 on behalf of William the Conqueror, who was trying to keep track of who owed him taxes. By the time that a wealthy wool merchant John Spencer purchased the estate in 1508, the village was gone. While excavating, Michel and his team discovered the midden, or trash pile, containing the shells, which must have been carried a long distance from the sea. The trash heap also contained flint and antler that had been chipped and carved. Neanderthal home Britain was probably home to human relatives even before Neanderthals came onto the scene 400,000 years ago. According to University College London, the first evidence of hominins (humans' immediate relatives and ancestors) in Britain dates back to 850,000 years ago and consists of stone artifacts found in Norfolk. Most hominins seemed to be passing through when the climate opened up land bridges between the island and mainland Europe, but Neanderthals settled in. Though Neanderthals were long maligned as unsophisticated "cavemen," they were likely technologically advanced, archaeologists have increasingly discovered. They may have been Europe's first artists, Live Science previously reported. The archaeology team on the Spencer estate plans to continue studying the artifacts they've unearthed and will continue the hunt for Ollethorp, Michel said. "Our geophysical surveys of the site reveal many areas of interest that merit further exploration," Michel told The Telegraph. "Althorp may very well tell the entire story of the settlement of Britain from the time of the earliest human habitations straight through to the HS2 that will pass not far from the estate."
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