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All eyes will be onPrince William andPrince Harry tolong-awaited unveiling of the statue ofprincess diana On the grounds of the Kensington Palace on Thursday, July 1st, marking what would have been the 60th anniversary of their mother. It will be the first time more than a year that the brothers took on any official commitment and the first time they saw themselves in two and a half months because they were briefly spotted afterPrince Philip Funeral in mid-April.

Although there were crawler speculations on whether Harry was flying to California England attending the ceremony, he was confirmed earlier this week that the youngest son of Diana was actually assistant to the unveiling, despite enlargementRift between the separate brothers. Harry arrived at the U.K. Friday, June 25 and, likefirst reported throughBetter life, will remain at the Gîte de Frogmore, the house it shared withDuchess Meghan Before the couple party for America last year. The current occupants of Frogmore Cottage,Princess eugenieand her husbandJack Brooksbank, will host Harry while he isolates self-insole on the property, as they did when heAssisted the funeral of Philip.

The creation of the Diana Statue was the last Joint William and Harry project worked together. Since then, almost everything has changed between the brothers, especially in recent months. HarryCritical criticism of the royal family, especially the father of the princes,Prince Charles, resulted in the princes who barely speak by talking. All this has affected plans for the unveiling of the statue, which was clearly obvious when it was revealed that William and Harry will both give different speeches on Diana at the ceremony.

Many friends and supporters of Diana feared that the ceremony be at risk because of the acrimonizing relationship of the brothers and was relieved to learn that things had to come as planned. Then, days before the unveiling, William and Harry were forced to make a magnificent decision that will considerably affect the so many of Diana's nearest and most expensive day. Read it to discover the last move of the princes that shocked and saddened a lot of the biggest princess of Wales Allies.

William and Harry initially planned to welcome a great celebration of Diana's life and inheritance to the unveiling of his statue, with a list of guests of more than 100 from the family of the princess, close friends, supporters, charitable partners and ex-staffers. Unfortunately, according to Diana's friend and confidantsRichierrD KAY, the princes now had "drastically"Prepare the list of participants already invited at the ceremony because of circumstances beyond their control, he wrote in theDaily mail.

Instead, in a statement published on Friday, it was announced asmall group of guests will meet In the garden (one of the favorite spots of Diana on the ground of the Kensington Palace) for the unveiling, which will include the princes, the brothers and sisters of Diana, the sculptor of the statueIan Rank-Broadley, garden designerPip Morrisonand members of the status committee. Although it has not been officially announced,Better life has learnedCatherine Duchess Also pressed, acting as a "bridge" between the brothers.

According to several published reports, previously invited guests - includingElton JohnandDavid Furnish (Who donated considerable donation to the draft statue) - said the big part will celebrate Diana will now take place in September.

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Earlier this year, Prime MinisterBoris Johnson announcementCapacity restrictions To prevent the propagation of COVID from being lifted on June 21, which provided for a great celebration at the Kensington Palace for the unveiling of the statue on July 1 in safety, to hope. But, due to an increase in the number of new cases of COVID in recent weeks, Johnsonextended restrictionsJune 14th. Now, the number of guests authorized to attend an external event as the unveiling is always limited to 30.

"The princes worked very hard to create something that would be inclusive and truly honor the positive contributions of their mother in the world," said a sourceBetter life. "Have to reduce their list up to 30 guests surely would surely cause a lot of wounded feelings, that William and Harry certainly did not want, but it's nevertheless disappointing."

The change of the plans has come too something that a "shock" to many of Diana's closest confiders, who was eager to gather to celebrate his life. "I was shocked at first, but it's understandable that William and Harry prefer to postpone the celebration they planned rather than having a version watered from it," said a friend of the princessBetter life. "It's deeply disappointing, but they really had no choice."

Another friend of the princess of Wales saidBetter life, "It's a terribly sad development, especially given everything that entered between William and Harry in the last 18 months.Diana would never have wanted his sons To be separated from each other and as his friend, I can say that everyone who loved him wants to cure the fault between them. Many of us hoped that see as many people together who meant as long as their mother could help them move to that. "

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Since William and Harry have jointly announced projects for the statue in 2017, he has been prey to challenges. Initially, the statue had to be unveiled the same year, but differences in the design and what the statue was to represented quickly coated quickly. According toDaily mail,The situation became so happy that the committee was formed after Diana's death in 1997 atFind a way to honor it concluded that a statue was not the right tribute. A told sourceBetter life It was also reported that William and Harry and the Spencer family were worried about Diana's true nature and resemblance could not be "captured" by a sculptor. Their greater concern was that any type of statue of Diana would become a sanctuary.

In the end, William and Harry decided that a statue of life size of their mother, located on the ground of his old house at the Kensington Palace in the garden she loved, would be a suitable tribute and sought private donations. to finance the project. The approved statue was completed in 2018, but the unveiling was delayed so as not to overload the marriage of Harry and Meghan.

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Diane Clehane is a reporter based in New York and author ofImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.