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Jacob Phillips

Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II to be placed in St James's Park

An official memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth II will be placed in St James’ Park in central London, it has been revealed ahead of the second anniversary of her death.

The monument is expected to sit close to the Mall and within a stones’ throw of Buckingham Palace, between the Marlborough Gate and the blue bridge across the pond in the middle of the famous park.

The nation’s longest-reigning monarch died peacefully at Balmoral Castle on September 8 2022 at the age of 96.

After the late Queen died, a committee was set up by the government and the Royal Household to find the best ways to officially honour her.

The final designs for the memorial, which is expected to be a sculpture or statue, will then be revealed on what would have been the Queen’s 100th birthday year in 2026.

The site has been partially chosen because of its poignant personal connection to the late Queen - the nearby statues of her beloved parents.

The bronze tributes to King George VI, who died at the age of 56 in 1952, and the Queen Mother, who died aged 101 in the Golden Jubilee year of 2002, stand just a short distance along The Mall.

The path also acts as a small section of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk – a seven-mile route through the capital in memory of the princess.

The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee is the independent body tasked with considering and recommending proposals to the King and the Prime Minister.

Public funds will be used to pay for the memorial, but the UK Government will also make funding available for memorial projects in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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