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Lady Diana, the life and death of the People’s Princess
On July 1, 2021, on the day of Lady Diana’s sixtieth birthday, William and Harry inaugurate the statue dedicated to the mother in the gardens of Kensington Palace. But Kate Middleton, like Queen Elizabeth, she is not present at the ceremony.
His Majesty is absent, justified and for more than one good reason. On the one hand the Court commitments, in fact the Queen left for Scotland with Princess Anne for the traditional week of Holyrood, on the other hand her participation in the event could be “uncomfortable”, giving the inauguration a too institutional character.
But Kate Middleton’s absence is more difficult to understand. As is known, she has always been very close to Harry. Even in full crisis, she tried to support him, finding a way to bring him closer to her husband William, as had happened during the funeral of Prince Philip.
The Palace justified Kate’s failure to attend the ceremony by stating that due to the restrictions due to the pandemic, it was necessary to reduce the number of guests. Hence, the Duchess of Cambridge she would have sacrificed herself to allow some other guests to participate.
According to reports from the Express, Lady Middleton has already admired the statue of Diana together with her three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, privately.
Also according to the British media, between William and Harry there would be a tacit agreement to put aside hostilities and pay homage to Lady Diana united and in solidarity. The two brothers have already made contact with each other before the ceremony, also thanks to England’s victory over Germany at Euro 2020, a match in which the Dukes of Cambridge attended the stadium together with George and where Kate showed off a splendid red blazer.
Count Spencer, Diana’s brother and William and Harry’s uncle, said this particularly significant ceremony could help the two princes to reconcile. The legacy and the memory of their mother who passed away in 1997 will be the glue between the brothers who are at loggerheads after Harry and Meghan’s accusations against the Royal Family.
Despite Kate Middleton’s absence at the unveiling ceremony, which began at 2pm London time, then 3pm in Italy where Harry and William finally returned to smile together, the Duchess of Cambridge wrote several messages to Meghan Markle. After the birth of Lilibet, the Duchess of Cambridge tried to contact her sister-in-law more often in an attempt to soften relations, in a strategy shared by Palazzo to try to allay tensions.
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