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[Music] the late Queen Elizabeth is set to be honored with a new monument the news comes as the second anniversary of her death is marked and her Legacy remembered the queen peacefully died at balm moral castle in Scotland on September 8th 2022 she led the country and Commonwealth with a Reign that spans 70 years and 15 Prime Ministers Winston Churchill was in Downing Street when she ascended the throne back in 1952 the sculpture of Britain's longest reigning monarch was will be unveiled in St james' Park in London the park has played host to a number of Royal ceremonies coronations and jubilees have been held in it as well as the trooping of the color and changing the guard it is also home to some of the most revered Royal and Military memorials in the country a special committee worked with the government and Royal household to create the monument it is headed up by Lord Robin jandrin the lake Queen's former private secretary Who was appointed as chairman the sculpture is reported to open to the public in 2026 to Mark what would have been her centinary year [Music]