The sculptor Martin Jennings has been selected by the UK government to create a statue of Queen Elizabeth II due to be erected in St James’s Park in London, it was announced this weekend. The statue will form part of a larger memorial overseen by the architecture firm Norman Foster, who won the design commission earlier this year. Jennings, who is based in the Cotswolds, tells The Art Newspaper that the sculpture is a work in progress: “There is pressure to get this right across the globe. The sculptor confirms that he plans to seek advice from the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, the Foster + Partners architecture practice and the royal family. He goes on to describe the Queen Elizabeth II statue as a completely different job, and a huge responsibility.