The national memorial to the late Queen is set to feature a statue of her in the early days of her reign, inspired by a famous portrait, it has been revealed.
The masterplan for the memorial, which has a budget of up to £46million, has been unveiled to mark 100 years since the former monarch’s birth by the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee.
And later today, the King, Queen and other members of the Royal Family, along with the Prime Minister, will view the designs and other elements of the memorial at a special event at the British Museum.
A “few paces behind” the Queen, as was his usual position, will be a smaller statue of her consort Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, in his Naval uniform, looking up at his wife of more than 70 years.
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