King honours his 'darling Mama', the late Queen, on her centenary

King honours his 'darling Mama', the late Queen, on her centenaryJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSean CoughlanRoyal correspondentPA MediaKing Charles recorded a message about his mother in the library at BalmoralKing Charles has delivered a personal video message remembering the life of public service of his "darling Mama", the late Queen Elizabeth II, on what would have been her 100th birthday.Although the King warned, in a message recorded at Balmoral earlier this month, that his mother would have disapproved of the current state of the world."Much about the times we now live in I suspect may have troubled her deeply," said the King, without revealing any specific concerns, domestic or international.On Tuesday, which marks the centenary of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, the final design of a traditional bronze statue of the late Queen will be shown to King Charles and Queen Camilla.PA MediaA model of the planned statue of Queen Elizabeth II to be built in St James's ParkPA MediaThe memorial project in St James's Park will also include a bronze statue of Prince Philip The statue, to be sculpted by Martin Jennings, shows the late Queen in her younger years, in the ceremonial robes of the Order of Garter.The image, which will be 9.84ft (3m) tall, standing on a 11.15ft (3.4m) plinth in St James's Park, is inspired by the 1955 painting of the late Queen by Pietro Annigoni.It's being unveiled 100 years after her birth, on 21 April 1926, when the then Princess Elizabeth was born in a townhouse in Bruton Street in Mayfair.Lord Janvrin, chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, said the image shows her in her public role; if the statue had shown her on horseback, as had been discussed, it would have been more about her personal hobby.The memorial committee had to decide how to represent the late Queen to future generations and Lord Janvrin said they had wanted to show her "very strong sen...