Queen's Diamond Jubilee waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds after £150,000 makeover

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Queen's Diamond Jubilee waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds after £150,000 makeover

05-14-2012 04:33 AM

Published:
Mon, 2012-05-14 12:32


Queen's Diamond Jubilee waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds after £150,000 makeover


Heather Joy


Queen's Diamond Jubilee waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds after £150,000 makeover

The Queen's waxwork was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London this morning following a £150,000 makeover according to the Daily Mail.
The new figure, which will be the Queen's 23rd likeness at the world-famous waxwork gallery, was carried out in honor of the Diamond Jubilee marking the sovereign's 60 years on the throne.
According to the report the Queen did not sit for the recreation however she did send over her measurements and endorsements for different aspects of the sculpture.
Tussauds’ artists spent hours looking over a recent portrait of the Queen that was taken to mark her Jubilee. The statue was modeled after the photo as well as dozens of other photographs as well as video footage.
The Daily Mail reports that each and every hair on the Queen's wax head was added individually by hand, and every detail of her hair and make- up was recreated by a team of perfectionist artists.
The monarch’s clothing and jewelry has also been recreated - the dress encrusted with 53,000 Swarovski Elements crystals - and her blue silk sash an exact replica, adorned with The Queen's Garter Badge and topped off with a copy of the diamond and pearl George IV State Diadem.
Principal Sculptor, Steve Swales, who created the Queen's previous figure and attended a sitting at Buckingham Palace in 2001, told the Daily Mail, “It is extremely exciting to create a wax figure of Queen Elizabeth II and understandably rather nerve-racking too. Meeting the Queen at our last sitting was an invaluable help in creating this figure.”
The updated figurine can be found in the Royal area alongside her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry and new figures of Prince William and his wife the Duchess of Cambridge that were revealed last month.








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