Princess Diana’s statue unveiling event fails to reconcile William and Harry

The unveiling of Princess Diana’s statue at Kensington
Palace on the occasion of her 60th birth anniversary could have been the perfect opportunity for her sons Princes William and
Harry to reconcile, but that was not to be. The two brothers spent only 20
minutes in the same room after the ceremony and barely spoke to each other.

Once inseparable, the brothers hadn’t seen each
other since Prince Philip’s funeral, where Prince William reportedly asked to
not walk beside Harry, reports Fox News.  

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The relationship between the two brothers soured after
allegations were made that Harry’s wife Meghan had ‘bullied’ palace staff.
Things worsened after the royal couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in which
Meghan said that she had felt suicidal and unprotected during her pregnancy.

The relationship got strained to its current limits
after Prince Harry spoke about private chats to CBS’ Gayle King. This prompted
the royals refuse to speak one-on-one with Harry because they did not trust him
enough to speak to him alone.

As per Fox News, Harry left for the US almost
immediately after the statue unveiling and is now back with his wife Meghan.

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The life-size Princess Diana statue had been
commissioned by Princes William and Harry back in 2017 to sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley.
The statue shows the princess surrounded by her three children. The statue
depicts the princess in the same short hairdo that she had when she died in a
car crash in Paris in 1997.

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Princes William and Harry did not give a speech following the unveiling of
the statue. Instead, they issued a joint statement that read: “Today, on what would have been our mother’s 60th
birthday, we remember her love, strength and character – qualities that made
her a force for good around the world, changing countless lives for the better.
Every day, we wish she were still with us, and our hope is that this statue
will be seen forever as a symbol of her life and her legacy.