A bronze statue of Charles de Gaulle stands in Carlton Gardens in the City of Westminster, London.
Charles de Gaulle, the leader of Free France, set up his government in exile at No.
[1] The statue was campaigned for by Mary Soames, the daughter of De Gaulle's contemporary Winston Churchill.
[2] It was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 23 June 1993 in the presence of Jacques Chirac, at that time Mayor of Paris, and the President of the National Assembly Philippe Séguin,[1] as well as De Gaulle's chauffeur-translator Olivia Jordan.
[2] The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, laid a wreath on his visit to London on 18 June 2020, the 80th anniversary of De Gaulle's resistance speech.