Well wishers have been leaving flowers at the gates of Kensington Palace today as the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death approaches.
The Golden Gates at the south of the West London home have been specifically allocated for cards, candles, banners and flowers to commemorate the Princess of Wales.
Staff and security at the palace, which is home to the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, have been briefed to direct people to the gates. And floral tributes have already appeared.
The scene is expected to mirror the sea of flowers which emerged after Diana’s death on August 31, 1997.
Well wishers have been leaving flowers at the gates of Kensington Palace today as the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death approaches
20 years ago: The scene is expected to mirror the sea of flowers which emerged after Diana’s death on August 31, 1997
People look at tributes attached to the Golden Gates of Kensington Palace, London, ahead of the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death
Staff and security at the palace, which is home to the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, have been briefed to direct people to the gates. And floral tributes have already appeared
The Golden Gates at the south of the West London home have been specifically allocated for cards, banners and flowers to commemorate the Princess of Wales
One message described her as a ‘beautiful person inside’ and signed off with: ‘You will be forever our Queen of Hearts.’
Prince William and Prince Harry spoke out for the first time this summer in two television interviews on their traumatic loss which took place 20 years ago this week.
The second programme, broadcast on the BBC last night, was the last time they will publicly discuss their torment, according to aides.
In it, William said his mother was a ‘ray of light in a grey world’.
He and Prince Harry will this Wednesday meet representatives of Diana’s favourite charities at Kensington Palace, with the aim of keeping her memory alive.
The brothers will also visit The Sunken Garden, a significant spot for the Princess of Wales when she lived at the palace, which was this year turned white in her memory.
Joined by the Duchess of Cambridge, they will also meet people from charities including the National Aids Trust, The Leprosy Mission, and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
People gather at the Golden Gates of Kensington Palace to remember Princess Diana, who died 20 years ago this week
Candles and a picture of Princess Diana with a young Prince William and Harry were among the tributes at the Golden Gates
One message described her as a ‘beautiful person inside’ and signed off with: ‘You will be forever our Queen of Hearts.’
1997: Thousands of floral tributes were left outside Kensington Palace’s Golden Gates following Diana’s death
Neither William nor Harry are expected to take part in any official engagements on the anniversary of their mother’s death on Thursday.
It is also understood Prince Charles, who was seen driving himself to church yesterday, will not take part in any engagements as he continues his annual break at Birkhall, his home in the Scottish Highlands.
The Queen and other royals are holidaying at nearby Balmoral, where the family were told of Diana’s death on August 31, 1997.
William and Harry will draw a line under their mother’s death and turn their focus to continuing her legacy of charity work. Pictured is Prince William during Diana, 7 Days
The documentary saw Prince Harry Harry praising his father’s bravery in breaking the news to him and his brother at the time, adding: ‘He was going through the same grieving process as well’
The programme, broadcast on the BBC last night, was the last time they will publicly discuss their torment, according to aides