The designer stated, “This was a very special project to do, as the Sunken Garden is a favorite place of Diana, Princess Of Wales.”Pip MorrisonIn a press releaseWeeklyThe new garden layout. “We worked hard to make sure that the new layout and the planting scheme complement the statue. This will provide a tranquil place for those who visit Kensington Palace to recall The Princess.”
The project honoring Princess Diana’s legacy was started in October 2019. It has been completed by 1,000 workers. They have focused on Diana’s favorite flowers including forget-me nots.
Graham DillamoreThe Deputy Head of Gardens & Estates at Historic Royal Palaces, Judith, noted the importance and beauty of the more than 4,000 flowers in the garden.
He revealed that Diana, Princess Of Wales, while she was at Kensington Palace, admired the Sunken Garden’s changing floral displays and would often stop by to chat with me and other gardeners about it.
William and Harry had originally planned the tribute to their mother back in January 2017. However, delays led to a new date being announced for August 2020.
They said that it had been twenty years since the death of their mother and they felt the time was right to honor her positive influence in the UK, and all over the globe with a permanent statue. “Our mother had a profound impact on so many lives. We hope that the statue will encourage all who visit Kensington Palace, to reflect upon her life and her legacy.
At the unveiling of the statue, which will be their first public event since Prince Philip’s funeral in April, the siblings will remember their mother.
“Prince William, Prince Harry, and their mother Diana, Princess of Wales will attend a small ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the statue in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, on Thursday 1st of July,” a spokesperson from the palace stated in a statement to US on June 25. “In addition to Diana, Princess of Wales’s close relatives, members of the statue commission, the sculptor Ian Rank–Broadley, as well as Pip Morrison, the garden designer, will also attend.”
