simonjack, bbc news, sunderland. prince william and prince harry have unveiled a statue of their mother, diana, princess of wales on what would have been her 60th birthday. the duke of cambridge and duke of sussex, whose relationship has been strained in recent months, met for the first time since the duke of edinburgh s funeral in april. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the event should ve been solely about their mother the unveiling by her sons of a statue of diana, princess of wales. but the sons, william and harry, have fallen out. the special bond between two young princes has been broken. harsh words are said to have been spoken. this afternoon, it could largely be hidden. they were with the spencer family diana s two elder sisters, sarah and jane, and her brother, charles. everybody chatted quite amiably. how could it have been otherwise? william and harry, side by side for some of the time, but more often than not they stood apart, until the moment of the
unveiled a statue of their mother on what would have been her 60th birthday. the brothers met for the first time since the duke of edinburgh s funeral. the event should ve been solely about their mother the unveiling by her sons of a statue of diana, princess of wales. but the sons, william and harry, have fallen out. the special bond between two young princes has been broken. harsh words are said to have been spoken. william and harry, side by side for some of the time, but more often than not they stood apart, until the moment of the statue s unveiling. the statue shows diana with anonymous children. it is intended, in the words of kensington palace, to reflect her warmth, elegance and energy. william and harry stood together to look at the statue and exchanged their impressions. the brothers went on together to inspect the gardens. there had been talk of them both making speeches. instead, there was a joint statement in which they said