Princess Diana will be remembered on the 20th anniversary of her death across London

PRINCESS Diana’s sons Prince William and Harry have spoken of how she will be commemorated on the 20th anniversary of her death.

PRINCESS Diana will be commemorated with a statue in the gardens of Kensington Palace to mark the 20th anniversary of her death.

Prince William and Prince Harry said it was the right time to “recognise her positive impact” both at home and abroad with the monument.

It will be erected in a place she knew well, the public gardens of her former London home at Kensington Palace.

The late Diana Princess Of Wales wearing a pearl And diamond tiara, a wedding gift the Queen. Picture: Getty

“It has been 20 years since our mother’s death and the time is right to recognise her positive impact in the UK and around the world with a permanent statue,” a statement from the princes said.

Prince Harry looks at a photograph of his mother Princess Diana, during a visit to The Running Charity, which is the UK's first running-orientated program for homeless and vulnerable young people. Picture: Getty

“Our mother touched so many lives. We hope the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on her life and her legacy.” William was 15 and Harry just 12 when their mother was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.

Britain's Prince William speaks to Aoife, 9, during his visit to a Child Bereavement UK Centre in Stratford in East London. He comforted her after she lost a parent. Picture: AP

William made a rare public admission earlier this month about his feelings following the accident, saying during a visit to a London bereavement centre he felt “very angry” when his mother died.

Harry revealed last summer during an interview he had not talked about Diana’s death “for the first 28 years of my life’‘.

Kensington Palace said work on the artwork would begin soon but it was not possible to say when it would be unveiled, although it is hoped the ceremony would take place this year.

The Union Jack flag on the top of the Queen's official London residence Buckingham Palace flew at half mast in 1998. The flag was flown at half mast as a mark of respect on the first anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Picture: AP

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