'Worst artwork ever seen': Prince Philip statue to be removed - The Times

The bronze sculpture is 4m tall and stands outside the offices of a property developer in the city centre

A sculpture depicting Prince Philip that was once described by council planners as the worst piece of art they had ever seen is to be taken down, a decade after it was erected.

The Don, a 4m bronze artwork designed to mark the former Duke of Edinburgh’s 35 years as chancellor of Cambridge University, was put up without planning permission outside a city centre office block in 2014.

The piece, which cost £150,000, depicts an abstract version of the late Prince Philip wearing a mortarboard and university robes. A plaque under the sculpture reads: “HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Chancellor, University of Cambridge 1977-2011.”

Now, years after it was erected, Cambridge city council has issued an enforcement notice telling The Unex Group, the

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