by the Prince of Wales , who described the sculpture as “ a fitting tribute to my darling grandmother ”. The Queen Mother was widowed at the age of 51 , and although she lived for another 50 years , Philip Jackson ’ s sculpture shows her at this age . Philip spent days pouring over photographs in the archive at Windsor Castle and met the Queen Mother when she was 100 , to present her with a statue of her late husband Kind George VI , which now stands outside Dartmouth Naval College . Philip Jackson says : “ Meeting the Queen Mother at the time was incredibly useful because one could see what a great spirit she was . Even at that age she was a remarkable example of how you can live life to the full , right to the very end .” Philip adds : “ When you look at the photographs and the footage , you seldom catch her without a smile on her face – it was so obvious that she had the spark of life in her and I really wanted to get that life into the work . But at the same time , this is an official memorial , showing her as Elizabeth the Queen , so what I did was to get the wind just moving her robes slightly , and a faint smile playing on her lips .”
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