Winner expected to be announced in 2026
Proposals to design Queen Elizabeth II鈥檚 official memorial in St James鈥檚 Park will be invited later this year.
Architects, artists and designers will be able to submit ideas for the memorial鈥檚 design phase, including a monument, in the coming months.
St James鈥檚 Park was announced as the location for the UK鈥檚 national memorial to the late Queen over the weekend.
The site will include the area of St James鈥檚 Park adjacent to the Mall at Marlborough Gate and the land surrounding the pathway down to the lake, including the Blue Bridge.
The zone was chosen due to its close proximity to the ceremonial route of the Mall, its historical and constitutional significance and personal connection to Queen Elizabeth, who in September 2022, aged 96.
It is close to the late monarch鈥檚 official residence of Buckingham Palace, the Commonwealth headquarters and statues of her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
The government will also offer funding for memorial projects in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee is expected to report final design and legacy programme recommendations to the prime minister and King in 2026.
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