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New Prince Philip Statue Offends From Every Angle


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Unveiling his remodelling of St James's Park and tributes to Queen Elizabeth II's reign, Lord Foster also showed initial designs for a monument to the Duke of Edinburgh that, like him, promises to offend after a few minutes in its presence.


'I'm very proud of my team's efforts in designing this testament,' the three-time Stirling Prize said yesterday at the announcement. "We dug deeply into the wit and wisdom of Her Majesty's Consort and feel we've captured the essence of his spirit in the outcome.


'While there's warmth and intelligence there; as you view it in the round, there will be parts that make you cringe and others that leave you visibly upset or infuriated. That, we feel, gets to the very centre of the man and his legend. It also means when you get further into the park, you really do appreciate the wonder that was our former monarch."



Memorial expected to get Royal approval

With the Government seeking ideas and designs for a lasting memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth 11, one application seems to have caused a lot of excitement. The design from a yet unknown source but with a London SW1 post mark seems to borrow from history and could actually be considered a shrine as well as a memorial.


Anxious that worshippers should get as good a view as possible and to create a fund to keep the shrine in good order, a charge will be made to view the memorial, the more the pilgrim pays, the closer they can actually get to it.


In addition to a statue of the queen mounted on her favourite Corgi, set 10 feet below pavement level, in order for grovellers to bow to their late sovereign, there will also be gift shops, the proceeds together with all entry fees , would be donated to the late queen’s family as a sign of respect.


It is understood that the full cost of building and running the memorial will of course be met by the British taxpayer, according to a glorious British Royal tradition which dates back a thousand years, it is not considered seemly to ask the King to actually pay for anything.




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