The Queen Elizabeth II memorial committee has appointed the renowned British sculptor Martin Jennings to design and create a statue of the late monarch . The artwork will feature prominently in a national memorial to commemorate her in St James's Park and will be seen by millions of visitors to the capital each year. "I am elated to have been invited to make the sculpture of Queen Elizabeth," he said. "She was loved and admired across the globe for her steadfast devotion to duty, borne with grace, decency and restraint. The monument must not only reflect the grandeur of its setting but be an object of delight to its countless visitors in years to come. "

Committee chairman Robin Janvrin, who served as the late Queen’s private secretary from 1999 to 2007, said he was "delighted" by t

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