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lans for a everlasting memorial to the late Queen and a nationwide legacy programme in her honour can be unveiled in 2026 to mark what would have been Elizabeth II’s centenary yr.
The Queen Elizabeth memorial committee will take into account and advocate proposals for a “fitting tribute” to the nation’s longest-reigning monarch following her demise in September 2022.
It can be collectively supported by the UK Government and the Royal Household , with Lord Robin Janvrin, the late Queen’s former non-public secretary appointed as chairman, the Cabinet Office stated on Sunday.
The unbiased physique will take into account Elizabeth II’s lifetime of public service and the causes she supported, and can search recommendations from the general public.
Seventy pictures for 70 years of HM Queen Elizabeth II record-breaking reign
2016: Queen Elizabeth II throughout a go to to the Prince’s Trust Centre in Kennington, London, to mark the fortieth anniversary of the charity
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1953: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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1957: The Queen, in a gold lame costume, is seen within the Long Library at Sandringham shortly after making the normal Christmas Day broadcast to the nation. On the desk are portraits of Prince Charles and Princess Anne. The Queen is holding the copy of ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’, from which she learn a couple of strains throughout her message. The broadcast was televised this yr for the primary time and was carried by each the BBC and ITV. It was the twenty fifth anniversary of the primary radio message to the Commonwealth by her grandfather, King George V
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2007: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at Broadlands for his or her Royal Wedding Diamond Anniversary
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1952: The new Queen, Elizabeth II (previously Princess Elizabeth), returns to Clarence House, London, with the Duke of Edinburgh from London Airport after the sudden demise of her father, King George VI. She succeeded the King on his demise a day earlier
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1954: Prince Charles and Princess Anne stand with their mother and father, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their return from the Commonwealth tour
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1955: Watched by Lady Churchill, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill bows low to Queen Elizabeth II as he welcomes her and the Duke of Edinburgh to 10 Downing Street for dinner
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1956: The Queen strolls via Windsor Great Park with Prince Charles, Princess Anne, and two of her corgies. The had been there to look at the Duke of Edinburgh play polo
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1958: Miners see the Queen sporting white overalls, scarf and helmet and black gumboots throughout her go to to Rothes Colliery Fifeshire. It was the Queen;s first go to to a coal mine and she or he spent about half an hour underground visiting the coal face
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1959: Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor joined by Sugar, one of many Royal corgis
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1960: The Queen holding Prince Andrew throughout an outing within the grounds at Balmoral, Scotland, the place the Royal Family are on vacation
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1961: Queen Elizabeth II and her son, the Prince of Wales, out using at Windsor Castle
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1962: The Queen wears a heat leopard-skin coat on a really chilly March day on the Sandown Park race assembly. With her is the Queen Mother. … Horse Racing – Sandown Par
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1963: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, sporting their Order of the Thistle robes, after the Order’s service in Edinburgh
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1964: Queen Elizabeth II leaving after the State Opening of Parliamen
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1965: The Royal Family within the gardens of Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, as they rejoice the Queen’s thirty ninth birthday. (l-r) The Queen, child Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles and the Duke of Edinburgh
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1966: The World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium
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1967: Queen Elizabeth II on the backyard social gathering within the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, in reference to the fiftieth anniversary of the Women’s Services
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1968: The Royal Family within the grounds of Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire. Left to proper: Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles (behind the Queen) and Prince Andrew
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1969: The Queen crowns her son, Prince Charles, as Prince of Wales in the course of the investiture ceremony at Caernarfon citadel
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1970: Queen Elizabeth II with Prime Minister Edward Heath and American President Richard Nixon and his spouse Pat Nixon at Chequers, the official nation residence of the Prime Minister in Buckinghamshir
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1971: Queen Elizabeth II leaving the King Edward VII Hospital for Officers after visiting Princess Anne. The Princess had an emergency operation for the removing of an ovarian cyst
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1972: The Queen in her examine at Balmoral. … Royalty – The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh Celebrate Silver Weddin
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1973: Queen Elizabeth II sitting on a grassy financial institution with the corgis at Virginia Water to look at opponents, together with Prince Philip, within the Marathon of the European Driving Championship, a part of the Royal Windsor Horse Show
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1973: Queen Elizabeth II, with Chief Instructor, Small Arms Corp LT Col George Harvey, firing the final shot on an ordinary SA 80 rifle when she attended the centenary of the Army Rifle Association at Bisley as she turns 90 on the April twenty first
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1974: Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she celebrated her forty eighth birthday at Windsor Castle
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1975: Queen Elizabeth II stands close to an oak sapling which she planted in a backyard of the Government Guesthouse in Tokyo. The oak sapling had been delivered to Japan from Windsor Castle
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1976: Queen Elizabeth II on her fiftieth birthday with Prince Philip and their youngest son Prince Edward, 12, within the grounds of Windsor Castl
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1977: Queen Elizabeth II on a walkabout in Portsmouth throughout her Silver Jubilee tour of Great Britai
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1978: Queen Elizabeth II with a Jersey cow she was offered with on the Country Show at Le Petit Catelet, Saint John, Jersey, as she and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the island of Jersey, Channel Island
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1979: Queen Elizabeth II throughout a walkabout in Muscat whereas visiting Oman
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1980: Queen Elizabeth II with a few of her corgis strolling the Cross Country course in the course of the second day of the Windsor Horse Trials
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1981: Queen Elizabeth II strolling via the crowds on the Royal Ascot race meetin
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1982: Queen Elizabeth II taking pictures throughout her go to to the South Sea Islands of Tuvalu. Behind her is the Duke of Edinburgh
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1983: Queen Elizabeth II inspects the Guard of Honour at Jomo Kenyatta International Airpor
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1984: Queen Elizabeth II and Rt Rev John Denis Wakeling, the Bishop of Southwell, getting into Southwell Minster amid cheering crowds, the place she distributed Maundy Money to pensioner
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1985: Queen Elizabeth II takes the salute of the Household Guards regiments in the course of the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in London, which marks the Queen’s official birthday
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1986: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on the Great Wall of China on the Bedaling Pass, 50 miles north-west of Beijing, on the third day of their State Visit to the nation
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1987: The Queen makes her conventional Christmas Day handle to the nation and the Commonwealth. The broadcast is produced by Sir David Attenborough (not pictured) for the second yr operating
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1988: The Duke of Edinburgh helps Queen Elizabeth II to alight from the brand new £120,000 Australia State Coach, Australia’s bicentennial reward, on the Houses of Parliament as they arrive for the State Opening
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1989: The Queen with former US president Ronald Reagan and his spouse Nancy at Buckingham Palace the place the Queen bestowed a knighthood on Mr Reagan. He was made an honorary Knight of Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. … Investitures and Award
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1990: Queen Elizabeth II at Ascot for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes
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1991:The Queen gestures to Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands and President of the EC Council of Ministers, at Buckingham Palace because the leaders of the G7 Summit nations gathered for a pre-dinner photo-call within the Music Room.The Duke of Edinburgh had been anticipated to affix the leaders and fill the empty chair
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1992: Queen Elizabeth II surveys the scene at Windsor Castle following the hearth
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1994: The Queen walks via the gravestones at Bayeux Cemetery after a D-day Commemoration service
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1995: South Africa’s President Nelson Mandela greets Queen Elizabeth II as she steps from the royal yacht Britannia in Cape Town on the official begin of the her first go to to the nation since 1947
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1996: The Queen lays a wreath on the gates of Dunblane Primary School accompanied by the Princess Royal. … The Queen with the Princess Royal lays flowers at Dunblane School
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1997: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, view the floral tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales, exterior Buckingham Palace
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1998: The Queen, Colonel in Chief of the Corps of the Royal Engineers appears to be like although a Theodolite throughout her go to to the 42 survey Engineer Group at Denison Barracks Hermitage
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1999: The Queen joined Mrs Susan McCarron, her ten-year-old son James and Housing Manager Liz McGinniss for tea of their dwelling within the Castlemilk space of Glasgow
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2000: The Queen and the Queen Mother go away church by horse drawn carriage on the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk
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2001: Queen Elizabeth II throughout her go to, to Elstree Studios the place the well-known British cleaning soap opera EastEnders is filmed
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2002: Queen Elizabeth II enjoys a stroll about, after visiting the Old Government House in Fredericton, New Brunswick throughout her two week Royal go to to Canada
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2003: HRH Queen Elizabeth II poses with the triumphant England squad throughout a reception at Buckingham Palace for the World Cup
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2004: Queen Elizabeth II friends spherical a nook throughout a go to to the Royal Albert Hall in London, marking the tip of an 8 yr restoration program. … Queen Elizabeth II visits Royal Albert Hall
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2005: The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles go away St Georges Chapel in Windsor, adopted by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
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2006: Queen Elizabeth II sits within the Regency Room at Buckingham Palace in London as she appears to be like at a few of the playing cards which have been despatched to her for her eightieth birthday
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2008: Queen Elizabeth II, delivers a speech at first of a state banquet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, unseen, at Windsor Castle in Windso
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2009: Queen Elizabeth II vegetation a tree as she visits Newmarket Animal Health Trus
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2010: The Duke of Edinburgh appears to be like on (left) as Queen Elizabeth II talks with Pope Benedict XVI trade items throughout an viewers within the Morning Drawing Room on the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburg
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2011: Queen Elizabeth II throughout a go to to the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, the place she laid a wreath subsequent to the wall of the Armed Forces Memorial the place the 2010 names are inscribed, after she attended a service of thanksgiving to mark the return of troopers from a five-month tour of obligation in Afghanistan’s Helmand province
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2012: The National Anthem is sung to Queen Elizabeth II exterior Buckingham Palace in the course of the Diamond Jubilee Concert
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2013: Queen Elizabeth II joins The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, fifth Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS) for a bunch {photograph} throughout her go to to Howe Barracks in Canterbury, Ken
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2014: Angelina Jolie is offered with the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George by Queen Elizabeth II within the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace
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2015: Queen Elizabeth II waves to British Royal Navy crew members performing a salute on the HMS Bulwark amphibious assault ship throughout a tour of the Grand Harbour in a standard Maltese fishing boa
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2017: Queen Elizabeth II meets Quinn, the ‘skeleton’ horse as she listens to a briefing on the newest improvements in equine well being as she visits the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment on the Hyde Barracks, London
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2018: Queen Elizabeth II sits subsequent to Anna Wintour (proper) as they view Richard Quinn’s runway present earlier than presenting him with the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design as she visits London Fashion Week’s BFC Show Space
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2019: Queen Elizabeth II welcomes newly elected chief of the Conservative social gathering Boris Johnson throughout an viewers in Buckingham Palace, London, the place she invited him to grow to be Prime Minister and type a brand new governmen
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2020: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh within the quadrangle of Windsor Castle forward of his 99th birthday
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20021: Queen Elizabeth II takes her seat for the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire
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The Government stated it can assist the proposals and take into account funding choices.
The plans can be unveiled to coincide with what would have been the Queen’s hundredth birthday in 2026.
Senior figures and specialists are set to be appointed to the committee to develop concepts and convey their suggestions to the King and Prime Minister.
Lord Janvrin stated: “It is an honour to be asked to chair the Queen Elizabeth memorial committee.
“It will be a unique challenge to try to capture for future generations Her Late Majesty’s extraordinary contribution to our national life throughout her very long reign.”
Lord Janvrin is a trusted determine who labored at Buckingham Palace in several roles from 1987 to 2007. He was ennobled in 2007 and sits as a crossbench peer within the House of Lords.
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden stated: “Queen Elizabeth II was our longest reigning monarch and greatest public servant.
“Lord Janvrin will now begin the important work of designing a fitting tribute to her legacy of service to our nation and the Commonwealth.”
The late Queen unveiled a statue of her father George VI on The Mall in 1955, whereas a statue of The Queen Mother was erected close by in 2009.
After the demise of George VI in 1952, funding was raised for grants to neighborhood organisations working to enhance the wellbeing of younger and aged folks, together with the creation of day centres and golf equipment.