Committee appointed to plan tribute to legacy of the late Queen
The final memorial will be unveiled in 2026 - when the Queen would be 100
A committee has been formed in order to plan the late Queen's legacy and memorial, nearly one year after her death.
Queen Elizabeth II was Britain's longest-reigning monarch of all time, managing to sit on the throne for 70 years before she died on September 8th, 2022.
Now, plans for a permanent memorial to Her Late Majesty are to be decided, as a panel is set up to accept proposals.
The Queen Elizabeth memorial committee is set to listen to potential schemes throughout the coming weeks, alongside making recommendations on a "fitting tribute" for the former monarch.
The country entered a two-week long period of national mourning after the Queen passed away from old age at the age of 96.
Her Majesty's funeral was one of the most watched events of all time, with over 1 billion people tuning in across the globe to watch her be laid to rest.
One year on from her passing, the committee is being established to give the go-ahead to a national legacy programme, that is expected to be implemented in 2026, when the Queen would have turned 100 years old.
The committee is to be given support from the UK Government, alongside the Royal Household - with the late monarch's former private secretary Lord Robin Janvrin being appointed as chairman.
The body will look for help from the public, as they assess Elizabeth's service to local projects, alongside causes for which she was a patron.
The Cabinet Office said that funding will be looked into as a mark of respect to Her Late Majesty.
Giving his thoughts, Lord Janvrin said: "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 respected figure who worked closely with the Royal Family for 20 years, leaving the role in 2007.
Since then, he was given the title of Lord by Elizabeth and currently sits in the House of Lords as a crossbench peer.
Previously, the Queen paid tribute to her parents when he suddenly passed away in 1952 and 2001 respectively.
Elizabeth unveiled a statue that was dedicated to King George VI on Pall Mall in 1955, with a similar figure in honour of the Queen Mother being revealed in 2009.
Following his death in 1952, King George VI's the legacy was formed through funding aimed to improve the lives of young and elderly people.
Initiatives set up as part of the memorial included the creation of clubs and day centres to ensure wellbeing for the more vulnerable members of society was ensured.
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