Queen hits out at world leaders

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As part of the Queen’s upcoming Platinum Jubilee celebration in 2022, Madame Tussauds Blackpool just unveiled a brand new wax figure of the monarch. Impeccably dressed in a blush pink ensemble, the Queen’s statue is sitting elegantly in a chair.

In the background, one of her beloved corgis, made of wax too, seems to be hilariously relieving itself under a Buckingham Palace pillar and on the royal red carpet.

No doubt the public who will pose sitting next to the Queen will enjoy the touch of puppy mischief.

Her statuesque majesty will be part of a set next to Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

“We are thrilled to have the brand-new figure of the Queen with us,” Stuart Jarman, general manager of Madame Tussauds Blackpool stated.

“She is an extremely popular attraction here and one that visitors, young and old, always want to see during their visit.

“We have never had a character make such a dramatic entrance, but if such an extravaganza was to happen for anyone, of course, it had to be for Her Majesty.”

The new figure of HM The Queen will replace the figure created in 2012 in celebration of the monarch’s Diamond Jubilee when she first appeared in Madame Tussauds Blackpool.

Over the course of her long, long life, 23 waxworks have been created of her, starting in 1928 when she was 2 years old.

The wax museum held sittings with Queen Elizabeth from 1928 right up until 2001.

It takes a team of 25 artists to work on one wax figure, spending a total of 800 hours collectively.

The craft includes 350 hours to sculpt the figure, 187 hours to insert a head of hair and 30 hours to make a set of teeth.

The Queen is one of 2,000 wax figures on display around the world, with roughly 150kg of clay used to sculpt each figure equating to 23 stone, the average weight of a tiger.

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“A team of the most skilled, artistic and passionate people around the world are involved in making the perfect wax figure and attention to detail is key,” said Mr Jarman.

“The eyes are hand-painted and every tiny detail is duplicated including using fine red silk threads as the veins in the whites of the eyes.

“Our costume department also works with some of the world’s most sought-after designers and stylists to ensure we’re getting the figure 100 percent right to ensure fans will love it.

“We even have donated items of clothing from celebrities’ personal wardrobes that they have previously worn to an event.”

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