UK unveils plans for ‘fitting tribute’ to Queen Elizabeth
- A permanent memorial will be set up in 2026, to coincide with what would have been the monarch’s 100th birthday, alongside a national legacy programme
- Robin Janvrin, the late sovereign’s former private secretary, will head a new independent body to consider proposals for the tribute
The UK government announced on Sunday early stage plans to erect a permanent memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth, alongside a national legacy programme in her honour, in 2026.
The “fitting tribute” to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, who died in September last year aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, will be unveiled to coincide with what would have been her 100th birthday.
A newly formed entity – the Queen Elizabeth memorial committee – will consider and recommend proposals for the memorial and legacy programme, government department the Cabinet Office said.
The independent body – to be headed by Robin Janvrin, the late sovereign’s former private secretary – will consider her life, decades of public service and the causes she supported, it added.
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Janvrin, a member of parliament’s unelected House of Lords chamber, called his appointment “an honour”.
