Queen Elizabeth Digital Memorial closes public memory submissions on 31 October

People wishing to add a personal memory of Queen Elizabeth II to the national digital memorial have until 31 October to submit it. The Cabinet Office issued a final call on 23 October, inviting contributions before the public submission portal closes.

The deadline covers the collection of memories from the public. It does not mark the closure of the memorial website, which will remain available and continue developing its archive-based record of the late Queen’s life and reign.

What the public is being invited to share

The government’s examples include singing for the Queen in a choir, meeting her during a walkabout or celebrating a jubilee with a local community. The invitation is to preserve people’s own memories, rather than requiring a nationally prominent encounter.

The announcement directs contributors to queenelizabeth.com. The official memorial homepage displays a “Share a memory” link leading to its contribution page. The Cabinet Office notice gives 31 October as the closing date but does not specify a closing time.

A website combining memories, places and archives

The Digital Memorial launched on 21 April 2026 as part of plans marking the centenary of the Queen’s birth. It brings public memories together with material from international archive collections and an official record of engagements across her 70-year reign.

The website allows visitors to explore memories alongside key moments and places. Its official diary section draws on the Court Circular, providing a different type of source from the personal recollections submitted by members of the public.

What happens after submissions close

The Cabinet Office says the project will continue working with archives and partners around the world over the coming years. Newly digitised material is intended to broaden the record after the public contribution window ends.

The Digital Memorial is one of three recommendations adopted by the government from the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee. The other two are the plan for a permanent memorial in St James’s Park, London, and the Queen Elizabeth Trust, a charitable project concerned with regenerating shared community assets across the UK. They are separate strands of the wider memorial programme.