Morecambe - Queen Elizabeth yesterday unveiled a statue of the late comedian Eric Morecambe. Thousands of fans lined the promenade in the comic's home town of Morecambe, Lancashire, to see the bronze figure.
The comic, who was born John Eric Bartholomew, took the name of his birthplace as his stage name in a showbusiness career which saw him link up with fellow comedian Ernie Wise to become one of Britain's top comedy acts.