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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Liam Gilliver

Why a £1.4 million memorial of Queen Elizabeth is being built in Scotland

  • A taxpayer-funded permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth costing £1.4 million is to be created in Scotland .
  • The public is being invited to submit ideas on the memorial 's design, location, scale and purpose through an online portal open until 13 December.
  • Community engagement events led by Lord Lieutenants will also take place across Scotland this autumn.
  • Cabinet Secretary Màiri McAllan highlighted the late Queen's strong connection to Scotland and called for a broad range of voices to help shape the project.
  • The initiative goes ahead despite polling from May 2022 showing that fewer than half of people in Scotland supported retaining the monarchy .

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Scotland to build £1.4 million memorial of Queen Elizabeth despite slipping popularity of monarchy

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