Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
New statues in the Royal Albert Hall
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were married from 1947 until his death.
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The Royal Albert Hall commissioned two statues of the Queen and her late husband to celebrate their 150th anniversary.
The Royal Albert Hall has commissioned two new life-size sculptures of the Queen and the late Duke of Edinburgh to celebrate their 150th anniversary. The bronze figures of Queen Elizabeth II (95) and Prince Philip (1921-2021) – together with two new statues of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-1861) – will permanently enrich the historic London building and in the unveiled next summer.
As “Mail Online” reports further, the new works of art are supposed to show the royal couple in the mid-1960s and show the common life of the two as well as the “loyal devotion” of the deceased duke to his wife as he looks over at her.
Prince Philip died in April
Philip, the nation’s longest-serving prince consort, died in April at the age of 99. The queen, who will celebrate her platinum jubilee in 2022, has had to take it easy for almost a month and has canceled various public appearances.
The Royal Albert Hall was designed by Prince Consort Albert and opened by Queen Victoria, who named it after her late husband. The world premiere of the final James Bond film with Daniel Craig (53) in the leading role also took place there at the end of September.