Prince William and Prince Harry unveil a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, at Kensington Gardens.Photo: Alamy Stock Photo
01of 06Dedication to DianaPrince William and Prince Harry unveil a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, at Kensington Gardens.Alamy Stock PhotoOn July 1, 2021 — the day that would have been Princess Diana’s 60th birthday — Princes William and Harry unveiled a statue to their late mother in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace. Ahead of the ceremony, the garden underwent a remodel: more than 4,000 flowers were planted, with several of Diana’s favorites among them. The newly created deeper flower borders and a more generous lawn was designed to “create a calmer and more reflective setting for the statue,” the palace said in a statement.
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Dedication to Diana
Prince William and Prince Harry unveil a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, at Kensington Gardens.Alamy Stock Photo
On July 1, 2021 — the day that would have been Princess Diana’s 60th birthday — Princes William and Harry unveiled a statue to their late mother in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace. Ahead of the ceremony, the garden underwent a remodel: more than 4,000 flowers were planted, with several of Diana’s favorites among them. The newly created deeper flower borders and a more generous lawn was designed to “create a calmer and more reflective setting for the statue,” the palace said in a statement.
02of 06A Living TributeCourtesy Historical Royal PalacesRe-envisioned as a tribute to Diana in 2016, The White Garden to life took 18 months and 12,000 blooms to bring to life. Graham Dillamore, the deputy head of Gardens and Estates at Historic Royal Palaces, told PEOPLE it was a fitting tribute because of the Princess of Wales’s love for the space: “While she was in residence at Kensington Palace, Diana, Princess of Wales regularly admired the changing floral displays in the Sunken Garden and would always stop to talk with me and the other gardeners who cared for it.”
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A Living Tribute
Courtesy Historical Royal Palaces
Re-envisioned as a tribute to Diana in 2016, The White Garden to life took 18 months and 12,000 blooms to bring to life. Graham Dillamore, the deputy head of Gardens and Estates at Historic Royal Palaces, told PEOPLE it was a fitting tribute because of the Princess of Wales’s love for the space: “While she was in residence at Kensington Palace, Diana, Princess of Wales regularly admired the changing floral displays in the Sunken Garden and would always stop to talk with me and the other gardeners who cared for it.”
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A Royal Engagement
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England’s Rose
05of 06Deep RootsKirsty Wigglesworth/APThe garden is teeming with fragrant plants and many of Diana’s favorite flowers: forget-me-nots, lavender, sweet peas, 100 dahlias, tulips and, of course, white and cream roses. “I think lots of people would refer to Princess Diana as the classic English rose,” Kensington Palace’s head gardener, Sean Harkin toldVoguein 2017. “It felt like it was a must to include them.”
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Deep Roots
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The garden is teeming with fragrant plants and many of Diana’s favorite flowers: forget-me-nots, lavender, sweet peas, 100 dahlias, tulips and, of course, white and cream roses. “I think lots of people would refer to Princess Diana as the classic English rose,” Kensington Palace’s head gardener, Sean Harkin toldVoguein 2017. “It felt like it was a must to include them.”
06of 06Forget Her NotCourtesy Historical Royal PalacesHarkin told PEOPLE in 2017 that he hoped the garden “captures the energy and spirit that made [Diana] such a popular figure around the world.”
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Forget Her Not
Harkin told PEOPLE in 2017 that he hoped the garden “captures the energy and spirit that made [Diana] such a popular figure around the world.”
source: people.com
