Image: courtesy of the teams and Malcolm Reading Consultants
UK Government opens online exhibition showcasing the five potential design concepts for the site in St James’s Park.
Five potential designs for the upcoming memorial to Queen Elizabeth II have been unveiled today.
The designs were revealed in an online exhibition by the UK Government, after an open competition run by Malcolm Reading Consultants, who selected the finalists.
The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, established by the UK Government and Royal Household in 2023 and chaired by the late Queen’s former Private Secretary Lord Janvrin, is overseeing the project.
A panel of Committee members will select the winning design concept and work with the team on the final design, which is expected to be unveiled in 2026, in what would have been the late Queen’s centenary year.
A budget of between £23m and 46m has been allocated for the eventual winning design.
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Chair of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, Lord Janvrin, said: “Queen Elizabeth II’s extraordinary life of service profoundly touched countless individuals, and she was a figure of great respect and admiration. Memories of her long reign are still fresh for so many of us and we need to capture the essence of them for future generations.”
The winning design concept will be subject to further development and later planning permission. Once the winning team has been selected, they will also work with the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee to select an artist later this year to design a suitable figurative representation of the late Queen. Figurative representations in the exhibited proposals are for illustrative purposes.
The public is now being encouraged to view the proposed designs and provide feedback. The full designs can be seen here.
A winner is expected to be announced in early summer.
