King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial, situated between The Mall and Carlton Gardens in central London, is a memorial to King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth. Completed in its present form in 2009, the memorial incorporates an earlier, Grade II-listed statue of George VI by William McMillan, unveiled by his daughter Queen Elizabeth II in 1955. The reconfigured memorial, which includes a statue of the Queen Mother by Philip Jackson, relief sculpture by Paul Day and an architectural setting by Donald Buttress and Donald Insall, was unveiled by Elizabeth
Statue of the Earl Mountbatten, London forces. The Queen, Elizabeth II, chose the location for the statue and the matter was considered by the government in 1982. The £100,000 for the memorial was raised by public subscription. The statue was put in place in October 1983 and the area remained under heavy guard until the formal ceremony on 2 November. "The Times" reported that among the 1500 guests were "most of the British royal family and 13 crowned heads from Europe". In unveiling the statue, the Queen referred to Lord Mountbatten as "Uncle Dickie" and said: This was followed by a dedication performed by Gerald Ellison,