Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, London

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A planned memorial to Queen Elizabeth II is to be built in St James's Park in central London. Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022. Plans for the memorial were announced in September 2024, shortly before the second anniversary of her death.

It will involve statues of the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Marlborough Gate overlooking The Mall, both by Martin Jennings. There will also be a smaller sculpture of the Queen by Karen Newman on Birdcage Walk. The location has been chosen for its proximity to Buckingham Palace and The Mall and to facilitate the large numbers of visitors and tourists that the area is associated with.

A contest for the statue design was launched in late 2024. The shortlist of design teams for the memorial was announced in February 2025. The design team led by Foster + Partners was announced as the winner on 24 June 2025.

The final design was announced in the spring of 2026 to coincide with the centenary of Elizabeth's birth.