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Statue of Queen Elizabeth II
On the throne for over 70 years, Elizabeth II (r. 1952-2022) was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She oversaw 15 prime ministers, including Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. Her reign oversaw a series of crises in Britain, including the Suez Canal Crisis, the Winter of Discontent, and the Falklands War and witnessed significant changes to Britain, including its entry and exit from the European Union, the granting of national parliaments to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the end of male preference in the royal line of succession. During her reign, the empire also continued to decolonise, although, by her death, she was still the queen of 14 states, including Australia, Belize and Jamaica.
The statue of Elizabeth II is located at York Minster, northern England. It was built by stonemason Richard Bossons to commemorate the queen’s Platinum Jubilee (the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne) and was completed in November 2022, a couple of months after her death. Elizabeth herself selected the design, depicting her in the Order of the Garter robes, wearing a diadem rather than the imperial crown and with an orb and sceptre for one side rather than holding them in her hands.
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