![Le roi Charles et la reine Camilla se tiennent devant la maquette de la sculpture de Martin Jennings représentant la reine Elizabeth, lors d'une visite au British Museum organisée pour découvrir le projet final du mémorial. [WPA POOL / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/126330713/6df1e7d64ca0793b2a7bf82faeb196e209285fa20e13f164fc3dacb88d4fceab)
Overview
- Charles released a recorded message Tuesday calling his late mother his "dear mama" and praising her lifelong service and hope.
- The government unveiled the final design for a St James's Park memorial by architect Norman Foster featuring a bronze statue of the young queen and a smaller statue of Prince Philip.
- Plans include gardens across the park and a translucent bridge shaped after her wedding tiara, with sculptor Martin Jennings creating the main statue inspired by a Pietro Annigoni portrait.
- A digital memorial will collect public memories and a new Queen Elizabeth Trust launches with £40 million in government seed funding to support local spaces.
- Buckingham Palace named historian Anna Keay to write the official biography with access to private papers, while exhibitions, Royal Mail stamp sets, and a new Regent’s Park garden presented Tuesday expand public engagement.