Madame Tussauds has a history of being kind to the royal family – the most recent waxwork of Prince William sports a suspiciously full head of hair – but it appears the queen has been given the opposite treatment.
The new $230,000 wax figure of Her Majesty has perfectly captured the monarch’s silver hair and regal demeanour, but given her face more wrinkles than it has in real life.
Despite this, the waxwork is an excellent likeness. It stands next to a youthful Prince Philip, who has not been updated since 2001, and new waxworks of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The real queen, right, looks considerably fresher-faced than the new waxwork, left.
The new figurine is dressed in a replica of the queen’s white silk State Dress.
This is the 23rd waxwork to be created during the queen’s 60-year reign.
The queen stands next to a waxwork of Prince Philip which was last updated in 2001.
The waxwork wears the State Diadem, a circlet of diamonds created in 1820.
The figure stands near new waxworks of Prince William and Catherine.
The real queen looked more youthful at the State Opening of Parliament last week.
The last waxwork of the queen, created in 2001, was much less lifelike.
This waxwork from 1977 looks nothing like the monarch.
New waxworks of William and Catherine (left) and the real thing (right).
William and Catherine as they appeared in Los Angeles last July.
The wax figures of William and Catherine are extremely lifelike.
The royal couple stand near a 1980s version of William’s mother Diana.
A Madame Tussauds employee puts the finishing touches on the waxworks.
A 2007 waxwork of Charles, Camilla, William and Harry stands nearby.
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