Princess Diana’s sons unveil her statue in Kensington Palace

The sons of Diana, Princess of Wales have unveiled a long-awaited statue of her in Kensington Palace, Report informs via The Guardian.

In the shadow of their mother’s likeness cast in bronze, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex put on a united front. With Diana’s siblings watching, William and Harry pulled away a cloth covering the monument that will remind visitors to the palace, her former home, about its most famous resident.

The figure of the princess, who would have celebrated her 60th birthday on Thursday, is flanked by three children and depicts Diana in the later years of her life.

Kensington Palace said the statue reflected Diana’s “warmth, elegance and energy”, while the children represented the “universality and generational impact of the princess’s work”.

It added: “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.”

The sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley’s artwork was erected in the Sunken Garden, one of the places Diana loved most at the palace.