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At last, a right royal replica: Madame Tussauds unveils Queen's £150,000 Diamond Jubilee waxwork
Her soft waves are now a snowy white, while her face shows the inevitable ravages of time.
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: Z% l+ ?2 y$ M; L5.39.217.76But a new waxwork of the Queen unveiled by Madame Tussauds yesterday to mark her Diamond Jubilee still manages to capture her innate dignity and sense of majesty.
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/ v( L/ f" z3 x# F0 K( @In fact the £150,0000 figure - the 23rd to have been created in her sixty year reign - is, without a shadow of doubt, the most lifelike yet.2 X' r" M; ?% U9 m
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Ageing gracefully: The Queen's waxwork, right, and left, the monarch last week at the opening of Parliament looking more fresh-faced and with fewer wrinkles than her newly unveiled statue would suggest公仔箱論壇1 q; J. _7 ?+ X) I
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A Jubilee tribute: Queen's new waxwork is unveiled at Madame Tussauds London today, with the monarch's face looking slightly more lined than it was in previous incarnations
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Family affair: The Queen's updated waxwork can be found in the Royal room alongside a youthful-looking Prince Philip, whose waxwork was not given a makeover to bring it up to date, and the other members of the Royal family, including the recently revealed statues of William and Kate5.39.217.76% t" i; v9 ], U2 M0 k& w
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Others images have been rather less successful, giving the queen a rather bouffant set of curls - and a decidedly foreboding expression.
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9 S/ @ I1 p/ [3 X, X9 LThe latest mannequin, however, recreates the image of the head of state from her official Diamond Jubilee photographs released earlier this year.公仔箱論壇5 N9 ]# i& R! c% j3 y
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Wearing a pure white silk, satin and lace dress covered with silver-coloured sequins and bearing a subtle scalloped hem, her gown is a detailed replica of the State Dress designed by Angela Kelly, her senior dresser and personal assistant.
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- B- w; p0 N' Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMiss Kelly personally advised the Tussauds team who made a replica of the gown.
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( s+ }; F2 z ~' R. B5 W+ P1 A$ Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn her head is the State Diadem, a circlet of diamonds, created in 1820. The Queen wears this during the procession to and from the State Opening of Parliament, and wore it on her Coronation Day in 1953, for the procession to Westminster Abbey.5.39.217.761 V z& k# B( U* i1 U
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8 _8 t# W; @1 { G# x! h% o公仔箱論壇Attention to detail: Every hair on the Queen's head was applied individually by hand to create the natural finish
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Uncanny: Tussauds employee Lisa Burton puts the finishing touches to the Queen's statue today
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: A8 Q( d$ \9 c) `- }Crowning glory: Tussauds' Keeley Scothern adjusts the Monarch's jewels ahead of the big reveal
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On the blue Garter Riband or sash draped along her torso, the Queen is wearing the Royal Family Orders of her grandfather, King George V, and father, King George VI as well as the Garter Star.
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A spokesman for Madame Tussauds described the figure as ‘softer and warmer’ than the last model they made in 2001.
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‘This is a warmer, softer Queen, the last time we made a model of the Queen was in 2001, so this is a new version and she’s slightly older,’ they said.5.39.217.764 b' K1 ^( T* ` q
8 g( d0 k9 Q" ^' q# iSculptor Steve Swales created the new figure and was part of a team of 20 that worked for four months to create a lifelike depiction of one of the most famous women in the world.
$ T2 [: B) q1 ]9 S4 O2 |0 ?# E( D5.39.217.76Mr Swales used measurements taken when the sovereign sat for him in 2001, the date of her last wax work, as well as recent photographs.
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) }* ]2 t& O6 H o) P0 a+ k公仔箱論壇The new figure is the latest addition to Madame Tussauds’ royal collection, which also features hugely popular models of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, unveiled last month, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry and the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.
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The spokeswoman added: ‘When we said we were making a new Queen model people were excited.
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‘There’s a huge sense of excitement both in the UK and overseas, we believe it will be as popular as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.’公仔箱論壇% i* \: B) H! h7 S/ I* @, U6 O" g
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. D! j( G& n& P3 u- p5.39.217.76Inspiration: The official Diamond Jubilee portrait by John Swannell that Tussauds used to recreate the Queen's likeness; k1 `0 j9 ~+ S( W; k8 |! o
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Royal makeover: A sculptor working on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee waxwork, which was unveiled today
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. L& H/ P- @" m1 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBusiness as usual: Prince Philip attended the final day of the Windsor Horse Show in the grounds of Windsor castle yesterdaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 `5 o8 S( X7 s9 K$ ?9 |: B
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Royal show: Prince Philip looked in high spirits as he enjoyed the day's events
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7 ~$ K$ J( ?0 m# ^2 ~& K/ J公仔箱論壇Flattering likeness: As his waxwork has yet to be updated, the statue of Prince Philip, pictured today age 90, now looks to be several years younger than the Queen's' M) a3 J& o- a. ?, F8 X r7 j
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' y; a* A! |" D% R( F+ L& }LEFT: A two-year-old Princess Elizabeth on show at Madame Tussauds in 1928
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/ U' @) I5 A& w* U: gLEFT: Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth II waxworks at Madame Tussauds in 1969
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! g* c. R3 f. s3 j* K# k6 aLEFT: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Madame Tussaud's in 1985
& a7 x/ t! G) otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRIGHT: The most recent waxwork of Queen Elizabeth II at Madame Tussaud's in 2001 |
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