Queen unveils Battle of Britain Monument

Queen Elizabeth II, at Buckingham Palace, with a maquette of the Battle of Britain Monument, which will honour the airmen who fought under RAF Fighter Command in the battle between July and October 1940. The maquette was presented by, from left to right, the Chairman of the Battle of Britain Monument Committee, Lord Tebbit, sculptor Paul Day, founder of the Battle of Britain Historical Society, Bill Bond and Maurice Djanogly, Deputy Chairman of the committee (Photo by Fiona Hanson - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)