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Diana's Statue: the legacy of a princess

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3rd July 2021
The statue of Diana, Princess of Wales was finally revealed this week, on what would have been her 60th birthday. Her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, shared the tribute to their mother in an intimate ceremony in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace on July 1st 2021. The garden, a favourite spot of Diana’s, now contains perhaps the best known commemoration of a royal whose influence…
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July's calendar of historic royal moments

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3rd July 2021
1 July 1999:On this day in 1999, Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley was born at the Portland Hospital in Marylebone, London. He is the only son and elder child of David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon and is a grandchild of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Charles is the heir to the Earldom of Snowdon as his father is the present earl.1 July 1961:On this day in 1961, Lady…
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Diana Statue: An In Depth Look at the New Memorial To Diana

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1st July 2021
On Thursday 1 July, 2021, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex, and members of the Spencer family gathered in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace to unveil a statue in honour of the late Princess of Wales. Thursday would have been her 60th birthday, and the two brothers commissioned artist Ian Rank-Broadley in 2017 to create the statue.[getty src=”1233751302&#8243…
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Diana, 60 Years: The church where Diana was christened

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1st July 2021
Diana, Princess of Wales, was born on this day in 1961. On 30 August of that year, she was christened in St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, a place of worship that has enjoyed a long relationship with the Royal Family she would later join.Let’s take a look at the history of this historic church.St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham is listed as a Grade II building, meaning that…
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