PHOTOS: Princess Diana's statue at Kensington is a symbol of her life, legacy

On what would have been Princess Diana's 60th birthday, her sons Prince William and Prince Harry unveiled a statue of their mother to immortalise her life and her legacy. ...read more

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A statue of Britain's Princess Diana is pictured in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in London, Britain, July 2, 2021. The 1.25 metre life-size statue of Princess Diana was commissioned by the two princes to sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley in 2017.(REUTERS)

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The statue shows the Princess as she was at the time of her death in 1997. The greenish bronze statue shows Diana, who was killed in a Paris car crash in 1997, surrounded by three children, which Kensington Palace said represented "the universality and generational impact" of her work. (REUTERS)

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Members of the public view the statue of Britain's Princess Diana in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, London, Britain July 2, 2021. The statue of the Princess has the same short, sharp hairdo she had at the time of her death, wearing a well fit blouse, a knee length skirt and a big belt as she gently placed her hand on the shoulders of the children besides her. (REUTERS)

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Detail of the inscription 'Prince William and Prince Harry' is pictured on the the statue of Britain's Princess Diana ahead of the first members of the public being allowed in to view it in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, London, Britain July 2, 2021. (REUTERS)

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On the paving stone in front of the statue, and extract from the poem The Measure of A Man were engraved. They read, "These are the units to measure the worth, "Of this woman as a woman regardless of birth. Not what was her station? But had she a heart? How did she play her God-given part?"(REUTERS)