How Prince William and Prince Harry Will Mark 25th Anniversary of Princess Diana's Death

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Prince William and Prince Harry are expected to remember their mother, Princess Diana, privately on Wednesday, marking the 25th anniversary of hertragic and untimely death.

A source tells ET that the relationship between the brothers «remains strained,» but they are «both dedicated to carrying on Diana's legacy.» The source adds that both William and Harry are committed to making sure their mother's humanitarian work is recognized and they both make sure their children are reminded of their grandmother's memory.

Many tributes in memory of the late Diana began popping up on Wednesday, including in front of Kensington Palace in central London, outside her former London home, and above the Paris tunnel where a car accident took her life.Earlier this month, biographer James Patterson spoke with ET about the release of his new book about the royals, and mused on what the late Diana might think of her sons' rift today. «I think she would be saddened by the break with the two boys,» Patterson told ET. «I think that would really make her sad because they had been so very close as kids, and then… Will obviously deciding [that he] must stay with tradition and the crown and the royals, and then Harry making the break.»Even with the brothers' opposing views, Patterson guessed that Diana, who got divorced from Prince Charles in 1996, «would've respected both sides.»«I don't think she looked at the tradition of the royal family and said it's a bad thing.

Just the way it operated with her, I think it just didn't fit her at all. It was very difficult. She's a free spirit. That's very, very tough,» he said.