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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 Queen Elizabeth II in 2009.
The statue of King George VI was sculpted in bronze by William McMillan, and depicts him in his naval uniform. The statue stands on a base of Portland stone. The statue was unveiled by Elizabeth II in the presence of her mother and other senior members of the royal family. The architect of the memorial was Louis de Soissons. It was feared that the location of the memorial would aesthetically disrupt The Mall, adding a further set of steps so near to the Duke of York Column, but it was positively received upon unveiling on 6 October 1955.
Amazing memorial. Beautiful sculptures.
Attila TényiMay 14, 2018
Your Majesty my pizza was awful here :(. too hot an spicy. . Marc Burgess, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, was appointed National Adjutant of the nearly 1.3 million-member DAV, on June 1, 2013. As DAV’s senior staff official, National Adjutant Burgess serves as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer and leads the 650-member DAV staff, managing all operations of the organization of wartime injured and ill veterans, one of America’s largest charitable institutions. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Burgess served as Executive Director at DAV National Headquarters in Cold Spring, Ky., guiding the organization’s voluntary services, fund raising, accounting, administration, information technology, communications, logistics and plant operations. Mr. Burgess’s DAV career began as a National Service Officer on October 23, 1995. His first assignment was DAV’s National Service Office in Baltimore, Md. He went on to advocate for veterans in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; at DAV’s Board of Veterans Appeals Office; and, as Appellate Counsel before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Mr. Burgess also provided management oversight of DAV’s service programs as Associate and Assistant National Service Director at DAV’s National Service and Legislative Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and served as Director of Human Resources and Assistant Executive Director at DAV National Headquarters. The Hattiesburg, Miss., native earned a Bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, a Bachelor of Science in paralegal studies from Stevenson University in 1998 and a Master of Arts in human resources from the University of Cincinnati in 2010. Mr. Burgess served in the U.S. Navy from October 1987 through October 1992, when he was medically discharged. His service included crewmember and plank-owner aboard the USS Normandy. He joined DAV before his discharge from the Navy and is a life member of Chapter 19 in Cold Spring, Ky. Mr. Burgess and his wife, Amy, reside in Hebron, Ky. He is the father of two daughters, Cassandra and Victoria; and a son, Beaumont. Download Bio (PDF)
2ltJohn LefflerOct 12, 2017
One of the most heartfelt memorial.
Alex UnguruFeb 9, 2018
Nice statue
Adam HuttJan 8, 2018
Good monuments in good plase
imantas zaburasApr 6, 2017
Amazing memorial. Beautiful sculptures.
Attila TényiMay 14, 2018
Your Majesty my pizza was awful here :(. too hot an spicy. . Marc Burgess, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, was appointed National Adjutant of the nearly 1.3 million-member DAV, on June 1, 2013. As DAV’s senior staff official, National Adjutant Burgess serves as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer and leads the 650-member DAV staff, managing all operations of the organization of wartime injured and ill veterans, one of America’s largest charitable institutions. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Burgess served as Executive Director at DAV National Headquarters in Cold Spring, Ky., guiding the organization’s voluntary services, fund raising, accounting, administration, information technology, communications, logistics and plant operations. Mr. Burgess’s DAV career began as a National Service Officer on October 23, 1995. His first assignment was DAV’s National Service Office in Baltimore, Md. He went on to advocate for veterans in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; at DAV’s Board of Veterans Appeals Office; and, as Appellate Counsel before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Mr. Burgess also provided management oversight of DAV’s service programs as Associate and Assistant National Service Director at DAV’s National Service and Legislative Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and served as Director of Human Resources and Assistant Executive Director at DAV National Headquarters. The Hattiesburg, Miss., native earned a Bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, a Bachelor of Science in paralegal studies from Stevenson University in 1998 and a Master of Arts in human resources from the University of Cincinnati in 2010. Mr. Burgess served in the U.S. Navy from October 1987 through October 1992, when he was medically discharged. His service included crewmember and plank-owner aboard the USS Normandy. He joined DAV before his discharge from the Navy and is a life member of Chapter 19 in Cold Spring, Ky. Mr. Burgess and his wife, Amy, reside in Hebron, Ky. He is the father of two daughters, Cassandra and Victoria; and a son, Beaumont. Download Bio (PDF)
2ltJohn LefflerOct 12, 2017
One of the most heartfelt memorial.
Alex UnguruFeb 9, 2018
Nice statue
Adam HuttJan 8, 2018
Good monuments in good plase
imantas zaburasApr 6, 2017
Amazing memorial. Beautiful sculptures.
Attila TényiMay 14, 2018
Your Majesty my pizza was awful here :(. too hot an spicy. . Marc Burgess, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, was appointed National Adjutant of the nearly 1.3 million-member DAV, on June 1, 2013. As DAV’s senior staff official, National Adjutant Burgess serves as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer and leads the 650-member DAV staff, managing all operations of the organization of wartime injured and ill veterans, one of America’s largest charitable institutions. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Burgess served as Executive Director at DAV National Headquarters in Cold Spring, Ky., guiding the organization’s voluntary services, fund raising, accounting, administration, information technology, communications, logistics and plant operations. Mr. Burgess’s DAV career began as a National Service Officer on October 23, 1995. His first assignment was DAV’s National Service Office in Baltimore, Md. He went on to advocate for veterans in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; at DAV’s Board of Veterans Appeals Office; and, as Appellate Counsel before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Mr. Burgess also provided management oversight of DAV’s service programs as Associate and Assistant National Service Director at DAV’s National Service and Legislative Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and served as Director of Human Resources and Assistant Executive Director at DAV National Headquarters. The Hattiesburg, Miss., native earned a Bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, a Bachelor of Science in paralegal studies from Stevenson University in 1998 and a Master of Arts in human resources from the University of Cincinnati in 2010. Mr. Burgess served in the U.S. Navy from October 1987 through October 1992, when he was medically discharged. His service included crewmember and plank-owner aboard the USS Normandy. He joined DAV before his discharge from the Navy and is a life member of Chapter 19 in Cold Spring, Ky. Mr. Burgess and his wife, Amy, reside in Hebron, Ky. He is the father of two daughters, Cassandra and Victoria; and a son, Beaumont. Download Bio (PDF)
2ltJohn LefflerOct 12, 2017
One of the most heartfelt memorial.
Alex UnguruFeb 9, 2018
Nice statue
Adam HuttJan 8, 2018
Good monuments in good plase
imantas zaburasApr 6, 2017
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