The speaker of the House of Commons unveiled a statue of the current monarch at Runnymede on Sunday ‘to celebrate Magna Carta and the journey to justice, liberty and freedom’. View our image gallery.

Riverside mural at Runnymede
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John Bercow, speaker of the House of Commons, unveils Magna Carta legacy memorial. He said that 'alternative literature saying that Magna Carta was of no great significance should not blind us to the significance of the bargain struck 800 years ago'.
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James Butler's statue of Queen Elizabeth II is based on 1954 and 1969 portraits of the monarch in the robes of the Order of the Garter.
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The British weather did not disappoint many visitors from across the Atlantic who came to see the unveiling.
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Unveiling the statute was a bit of a struggle at first...
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Guests at the Magna Carta memorial unveiling.
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Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan, who initiated the memorial project, spoke of how Magna Carta 'elevated, first, this country above the run of nations and then became our greatest export'.
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The rural dean of Guildford concluded the ceremony.
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Elizabeth Kennedy, high sheriff of Surrey, represented the Queen.
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Knights of St John at Runnymede, 2015
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Musicians at Runnymede 2015
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show captionThe speaker of the House of Commons unveiled a statue of the current monarch at Runnymede on Sunday ‘to celebrate Magna Carta and the journey to justice, liberty and freedom’. View our image gallery.
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