Prince William and Prince Harry reunite at Diana statue unveiling

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After yesterday’s statue unveiling, Princess of Wales superfans flocked to see the commemoration on the first day that the statue was open for public view (July 2) on what would have been her 60th birthday. Commissioned by her two sons, Prince William and Harry, in 2017, the statue shows Diana with three young children surrounding her. As reported by My London, fans of the late Princess visited the memorial to get a glimpse at it as soon as possible.

One of the fans even has a shrine to Diana which takes up an entire room of their home, while another aged 86 woke up at 2.30am to embark on the journey.

Kensington Palace said the work reflects her “warmth, elegance and energy” and the “universality and generational impact” of her endeavours.

Both of Diana’s sons came together for the ceremony where the statue was unveiled, making it their first public appearance together since the funeral of Prince Philip in April.

One keen fan visiting the site was Maria Scott, who makes the trip to London every year on Diana’s birthday to pay tribute by laying flowers outside Kensington Palace.

Ms Scott said: “When I first saw it on the news yesterday I wasn’t so sure, but when I came down today it’s absolutely stunning, it’s beautiful.

“It’s very Diana, she loved children. She looked after her brother, and after local children, and she used to be a nanny.

“She’s going to be remembered forever now.”

Another excited fan visiting this statue was Terry Hutt, who has loved the royal family for his entire life.

The 86-year-old got up at 2.30am to make the trip and said: “To be quite honest I was surprised because I expected one person, and I saw four, and I thought that was fantastic.

“Diana was special. I think she would be pleased to see what has been installed.”

Margaret Taylor dressed in a bold Union Jack blazer to see the statue, explaining that is Diana’s “biggest fan”.

Ms Taylor added: “I was a big Diana fan ever since I first saw her. I’ve got all the magazines and books. She was just so very special. Others haven’t got that magic, it was born in her I think.

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“I thought it was lovely because she wasn’t on her own. I think if she’d been on her own somehow that would have been worse.

“The fact she had children around her, I think that was a very good idea. The outfit was nice as well.”

Another pleased fan was John Loughrey, who has been a long-time lover of the royals.

He said: “It is a fitting tribute to Diana. Her spirit will always be here. The statue is absolutely beautiful. It looks very much like her. It’s good to have the children here because that’s what she did, she cared for children.

“For generations and generations to come in the future, they’ll know who Diana was, even in a thousand years time, because she’ll be always here in a lovely beautiful statue. God bless Princess Diana always.”

Additional reporting by Ella Bennett.

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