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Charles and Starmer visit museum to view design for Queen memorial
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla view the final design for the Queen Elizabeth II memorial at the British Museum on what would have been her 100th birthday.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer attended the event, greeting the royals and later facing questions from reporters about Mandelson’s security vetting.
- The memorial plan includes a 7.3-metre-high bronze statue of the Queen as a young woman and a new Queen Elizabeth Bridge in glass and steel.
- Architect Lord Foster and sculptor Martin Jennings are involved in refining the masterplan and statues for the memorial and surrounding gardens.
- The Digital Memorial will archive public memories of Elizabeth II and map key events from her reign.
- The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee emphasized the plan's emphasis on public memory and community spaces.
- The viewing event featured other royals and public figures, including Tracey Emin and Martha Kearney, as trustees of the museum.
- A companion statue of Prince Philip will be positioned behind the Queen in the memorial design.
- The event underscored ongoing royal and political engagement with cultural memory projects amid scrutiny of security and vetting.
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