JAKARTA – King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, and other members of the royal family visited the British Museum, coinciding with the late Queen Elizabeth’s 100th birthday, on April 21, 2026.
The visit was aimed at seeing the recommendations for the design of the national monument to Queen Elizabeth, which had been planned some time ago. On the visit, the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and members of the memorial committee, including its designer Lord Norman Foster, were also present.
They saw scale models of the planned memorial, as well as artwork and a short film featuring the design imagery. The royal family also met with the three artists who produced the work.
The national monument for Queen Elizabeth will be erected in St. James’s Park in London. Construction is expected to be completed in 2028.
“Today is a happy day. The culmination of two years of work,” said member of the Committee for the Commemoration of Queen Elizabeth, Alex Holmes, quoted by People, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
Alex said that his party had spent a long time talking to people who knew the late Queen Elizabeth. It is hoped that the national monument that will be built later can become a place to bring people from different generations together.
“The memorial in St. Jame’s Park will be a very beautiful place that brings people together in the same way that the queen did,” he said.
“He had the ability to bring people together whether it was across generations or from different religions or communities,” he added.
The construction of this national monument is seen as a way to preserve the legacy of the queen’s service, who reigned the longest in British history.
The monument will include a statue of Queen Elizbeth II in a standing position (not riding a horse), a statue of the Queen with Prince Philip, and a bridge of unity of translucent glass designed by Norman Foster, which is inspired by the queen’s wedding tiara.
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