Diana statue unveiling - Public gather outside Kensington Palace

The exterior of Kensington Palace ahead of the unveiling of Diana statue on what would have been her 60th birthday. Princess Diana would have been 60 years old on Thursday and I’m sure she’d have thrown the biggest party ever for her family and friends. Instead, only a handful of her closest relatives, a sculptor, landscape gardener and one photographer will watch the unveiling of a statue to this remarkable woman. I know we are in the last days of the pandemic, but on Tuesday night more than 40,000 were at Wembley Stadium to watch England beat Germany. And yet they are restricting the numbers allowed at Kensington Palace for this afternoon’s outdoor ceremony in memory of Diana because of Covid. To me, that doesn’t quite ring true. If they had wanted more people there for the unveiling they could have done it somehow. It is sad the Queen, Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family who were close to Diana can’t be there. I believe the on-going friction between William and Harry is the real rea
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