Prince William and Prince Harry to make emotional journey to Princess Diana's grave

Princess Diana with her two sons Harry and William in 1995, two years before she died
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Robert Jobson28 June 2017

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are to attend a poignant private service to re-dedicate the grave of Diana, Princess of Wales at Althorp House.

Diana's sons and Kate will make the emotional journey to the late princess's grave on Saturday, 1 July.

The service, which will fall on what would have been The Princess's birthday, will be conducted by The Archbishop of Canterbury and attended by her family.

William, Kate and Harry's visit to Diana's grave will be a totally private event. There will be no media facility for this service.

The royals thanked the media in advance for understanding the family's need for privacy for this event.

The island where the Princess is buried and the lake surrounding it are to be redesigned to mark the 20th anniversary of her death next year.

The project will be led by her brother, Earl Spencer, who has faced criticism in the past for allowing the burial site to become overgrown at the centre of his 13,000-acre estate in Northamptonshire.

An announcement on the Althorp website describes the “ambitious” project as “the first major revamp of the gardens in 350 years”.

It said: “The Oval Lake where Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest on September 6, 1997, is undergoing an extensive redesign to honour her memory."

Earl Spencer’s wife Lady Karen, whom he married in 2011, oversaw the revamp, which constituted the first transformation of the ground since they were designed in the 17th century by Andre Le Notre, King Louis XIV of France’s principal gardener who also masterminded the gardens of Versailles.

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