Great-great niece of feminist Dr Elsie Inglis backs Royal sculptor in bitter row over statue
It said the rethink came after watching the Queen's cortege in Edinburgh last month, saying the statue "needed to meet with the historical consciousness of the Royal Mile".
"Elsie is a huge figure in Edinburgh's history and deserves to be represented by a lasting civic monument of the same calibre as statues of men on the Royal Mile," she said. However, many artists, including East Lothian artist Natasha Phoenix have criticised the the charity's decision. However, the charity running the competition closed down the submission process on 8 October - about two weeks before the deadline.The Statue for Elsie Inglis charity said they took "the difficult decision" to suspend the call to artists because the original call was "suboptimal."