11.10.24 – The Unveiling of the Queen Elizabeth II Statue

On Friday 11th October 2024 in the Queens Gardens at 11 am – the statue of Queen Elizabeth II sculpted by ANDY EDWARDS is being unveiled.  It is based on photographs of her majesty during a visit to Newcastle in 1973.  Andy Edwards has done so many statues of famous people – such as David Bowie, Brian Epstein the Beatles Manager as well as the Beatles themselves of course, hes done Bob Marley, Alex Fergusson, the Bee Gees, Cilla, Mohammod Ali, Stanley Matthews and also things like the Staffordshire Saxon, Ride a Cock horse, Passion in Conflict and the World War 1 Christmas Day football match truce.  Amongst many others. Look up Andy Edwards Sculptor to see examples of the things he has done  The statue isn’t on a plinth – it’s life sized so that people can stand next to it.

You can watch the unveiling at 11am on Friday.

James Speakman Photography. 18/04/24. Newcastle Under Lyme, UK. Pictured:
Work to create a statue of Queen Elizabeth II in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, has begun – on the eve of what would have been her 98th birthday. Internationally-famous Staffordshire artist, Andy Edwards, of Stoke-on-Trent whose previous works include the landmark Beatles statue at Liverpool’s Pier Head, is basing the sculpture on photographs of the late Queen’s visit.
A launch event for the statue’s creation took place on Thursday at the council’s offices in Newcastle just three days before the 98th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s birth.