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Karen Newman appointed to design second sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II at Fosters’ national memorial

By 2026-01-23T12:57:00

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Norman Foster says Newman will bring a ’profound sense of dignity to the work’

The committee overseeing the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II has appointed sculptor Karen Newman to design a second statue of the late monarch.

The sculpture will mark the entrance to the planned memorial site on Birdcage Walk in St James’s Park in central London, the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee said.

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