Norman Foster to design national memorial to late Queen Elizabeth II

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2025-06-24

London (PA Media/dpa) - Renowned British architect Norman Foster has won the bid to design the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, with a new bridge inspired by the late queen's wedding tiara. Foster, 90, who once criticized the king for using his "privileged position" to intervene in a development, will transform St James's Park, close to Buckingham Palace, with a "very light touch" in a "contemplative" tribute to the nation's longest-reign......

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