William and Catherine praise late Queen's 'lifetime of duty'

The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday, with a message praising her for "inspiring generations through a lifetime of duty". King Charles delivered his own personal video message remembering the life of public service of his "darling Mama". 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," he said, without revealing any specific concerns, domestic or international. On Tuesday, the King and Queen went to the British Museum where they were shown the final design of a traditional bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth, which will be built as a memorial in St James's Park in London. The statue, to be sculpted by Martin Jennings, shows Queen Elizabeth 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 the park, is inspired by the 1955 painting of her by Pietro Annigoni. It has been unveiled 100 years after her birth, on 21 April 1926, when