Earl Spencer, the younger
brother of Princess Diana, joined the Duke of Cambridge and
the Duke of Sussex at the long-awaited statue unveiling, which
took place at the Sunken Garden in Kensington Palace.
Both Prince William and Prince
Harry were seen warmly greeting Charles and his two older sisters Lady Jane
Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale, who were among a handful of guests
invited to the unveiling of Diana’s statue, on what would have been her 60th
birthday.
They happily chatted away when
they first arrived, walking into the immaculate garden together ahead of the
brief ceremony. The appearance has marked the first time the relatives have
seen each other since Harry’s move to America with his wife Meghan.
The aunts and uncle have
remained close with William and Harry since their mother’s death in 1997. They
all attended Harry’s eldest child Archie’s christening in 2019.
Speaking on
ITV’s Lorraine, the 9th Earl Spencer said: “When I look at all these
newspapers going berserk again and I’ve always found it so hard, I think it’s
because I’m not very imaginative, but I always see things in terms of family.
“And I remember when I
was a boy and Diana became Princess of Wales, I just sort of ploughed along on
the same path. You separate the media personality from the real person
who’s a member of your family, and that’s all that matters at the end of the
day.”
