Sitting pretty: how the proposed gardens would look
(Picture: Press handout)After the best part of a decade in the planning, a campaigner’s proposals for a new memorial park in honour of Queen Elizabeth II have been revealed.
First conceived by journalist Stefan Simanowitz as a way to mark Her Majesty’s 90th birthday, the plans involve turning a strip of Buckingham Palace Gardens — which are some 39 acres — into a public garden. The proposals retain the garden’s wall, but involve knocking arches through it so the public can access the area; a new fence would then be constructed to ensure the privacy and safety of the Palace grounds.
