PRINCE William and Harry will both attend the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace on July 1 this year, it has been reported.
Officials have given the green light for the statue to be built – raising hopes that the feuding brothers could be reunited this summer.
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The brothers have barely spoken since January 2020 when Harry and Meghan “blindsided” the Queen and announced Megxit on their Sussex Royal Instagram page.
The Princes have both said they will attend the unveiling of the statue on July 1, on what would have been Princess Di’s 60th birthday.
According to the Daily Mail, planners at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have approved the building of the statue – despite having no idea what it would look like.
In a boost for the Princes’ possible reunion, a new report from the Council said the Palace would “not give final details” of the monument but stressed it would “not harm the views of the palace”.
Planners have not yet been supplied any image of the proposed statue – but were given information on its dimensions and its location within the Palace.
The statue is being designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, who created the portrait of the Queen that appears on British coins.
Historic England have also backed the plans, the Mail reports.
Jane Siddell, inspector of Ancient Monuments for Historic England, wrote: “The proposed art installation is located within the Sunken Garden, an early 20th century element of the gardens located a little way from the east front of the Palace.
“The location has been carefully chosen, with the statue to be located off-centre on one of the paths within the garden, close to an opening in the hedges.
“It will be visible to the public viewing the garden, but the statue will not impinge upon views of, or from the Palace owing to its slightly sunken and screened position.”
It comes just weeks after Meghan and Harry’s bombshell Oprah interview, in which the couple made a string of explosive allegations about Royal life.
During the interview, Meghan claimed an unnamed royal had raised “concerns” about the skin colour of her and Harry’s children and alleged the Palace had denied her mental health support.
Prince Harry said his relationship with his brother was “space” and claimed his family were “trapped” by their royal duties.
But he added: “You know, as I’ve said before, I love William to bits. He’s my brother.
“We’ve been through hell together. I mean, we have a shared experience. But, you know, we’re on different paths.
“The relationship is space, at the moment. Time heals all things, hopefully.”
The Duke of Cambridge issued a candid response to the claims made in the Oprah interview during a visit to a school in London earlier this month, saying that the Royals were “very much not a racist family”.
Broadcaster Gayle King later revealed the brothers had spoken to each other on the phone since the tell-all chat was aired – but the talks were “unproductive”.
A source close to William said he was “worried” that private conversations with his brother would be “plastered over American TV”.
