Almost a year ago, Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne. Now the British government and the palace commissioned a committee to draw up proposals for a memorial and a commemorative programme.
Great Britain wants to honor Queen Elizabeth II, who died last year, with a memorial. To this end, the British government and the palace have appointed a committee to develop proposals for a monument and a national commemoration programme. As the responsible government agency Cabinet Office announced, the “appropriate recognition” for Elizabeth II is to be unveiled in 2026, the year of her 100th birthday.
The new body will be chaired by former Queen’s Private Secretary Robin Janvrin. The Member of the British House of Lords called the appointment “an honour”. High-ranking members of the royal family, politicians and experts are also to be appointed as members of the committee. The panel will then make its recommendations to King Charles III. and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Proposals for locations of a monument
The Queen died on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne. The independent panel will consider Elizabeth’s life in public service and her concerns, it said. There should also be suggestions from the public.
Elizabeth had a statue in 1955 for her father, King George VI, who died in 1952. unveiled on London’s boulevard Mall and right next to it in 2009 a memorial to her mother, Elizabeth, known as the “Queen Mum”. Suggestions for the location of a memorial were made shortly after Elizabeth II’s death, for example on a previously empty pedestal in central London’s Trafalgar Square.