Monument to Queen Elizabeth II
Found in the opposite corner of the site from the statue of her
great-great-grandmother, the monument was sculpted by Jack Harman and unveiled
in 1992, in the presence of the Queen, as part of the 125th anniversary of
Confederation celebrations.
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 1926) is the reigning queen
of 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United
Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas,
Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and
Nevis. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54
member Commonwealth of Nations. She is the titular Supreme Governor of the
Church of England where it is the established church.
Photo 75, May 2012