A national memorial to the late Queen is going to be considered, the government has confirmed.

The Cabinet Office has also said the monarch’s full title – Queen Elizabeth II – would also be ‘closely protected’ as it takes the first steps in planning and producing a lasting tribute to her.

The Queen passed away on September 8, 2022.

It is not yet clear what an official memorial to the Queen might look like – or where it might be built – but a committee tasked with overseeing the project is expected to be announced ahead of the anniversary of her death according to reports in The Daily Telegraph.

The Queen's father King George VI’s memorial is a statue in The Mall, which was unveiled by the Queen in 1955.

While official tributes to the late Diana Princess of Wales, who died in a car crash in 1997, include the Diana Memorial Playground which was opened in the parkland next to her Kensington Palace home in 2000 and the Diana Memorial Fountain opened by the Queen herself in July 2004.

To commemorate what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday in 2021, a statue of the mother-of-two was also added to the Sunken Garden in Kensington Palace.

A national memorial to the late Queen is not expected to be the only physical tribute to the Commonwealth’s longest serving monarch.

However those wishing to name anything from pubs to buildings after her are likely to need permission before going ahead.

According to government guidance published on July 4 – applications from communities and organisations wanting to name parks, gardens or streets after her are likely to be “looked upon favourably” if they incorporate “memorial” or “remembrance” in the title.

But that official approval will be needed to ensure any use of her name ‘continues to be undertaken in a dignified and appropriate manner’.

The Elizabeth Line is understood to be one of the last things dedicated to the Queen which she opened herself back in May 2022 – giving it the royal seal of approval.

The first statue?

The county of Rutland is aiming to be the first place in the UK to have a permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth II.

The Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, Dr Sarah Furness has applied for planning permission for a seven-foot bronze statue atop a five-foot tall limestone plinth to be built in the county town. The statue even features the Queen’s corgis.

At an event to launch fundraising for the statue, Dr Furness said: "Her Majesty had been a focus of national identity and stability through immense changes and throughout most of our lives. It is the result of this strong feeling that this statue project was born.”