William and Harry reveal plan for statue of mother

THE Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry will pay tribute to their mother with a statue of Diana, Princess of Wales erected in the grounds of her former home.

William and Harry have said that, with the passing of the years, the time is appropriate to “recognise her positive impact” both at home and abroad with the monument at Kensington Palace.

The artwork is just one of a number of tributes being made to Diana to mark the 20th anniversary of her death, which falls on August 31.

On Diana’s birthday – July 1 – a private service to re-dedicate her grave was attended by the Spencer family, William, Kate and Harry and the Cambridges’ children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, officiated at the service conducted in the grounds of Althorp House, in Northamptonshire, the Spencer family home, where the Princess is buried on an island in an ornamental lake known as the Oval.

The Diana Award – a charity established to promote the Princess’s belief in the positive power of young people – is staging a year-long celebration of her qualities of kindness, compassion and service.

William and Harry made their first joint appearance at an event run by the Diana Award in May when they presented the organisation’s inaugural Legacy Award, which celebrates their mother’s memory.

Diana’s statue will be erected, possibly later this year, in a place she knew well – the public gardens of her former home Kensington Palace.