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Backlash at plan to axe grand sculpture of Queen for a 'boring' statue
- Campaigners condemn the decision to replace the equestrian plan with a standing statue of Elizabeth II in the new memorial.
- The King praises the final design as fantastic, while critics say the queen deserved a more heroic image.
- A companion statue of Prince Philip will be erected nearby in the same memorial project.
- The memorial will be placed in a new space called Queen Elizabeth II Place in St James's Park.
- Sculptor Martin Jennings designed the bronze statue inspired by a 1955 portrait by Pietro Annigoni.
- Officials plan to refine the figures further during the sculpting process.
- Marlborough Gate will be dismantled and re-erected to make way for the statues.
- A glass unity bridge inspired by the late Queen's wedding tiara will replace the Blue Bridge.
- The King described the memorial as fantastic and praised its concept.
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