Wax figures don’t always look like the people they’re modeled on, but the team at London’s Madame Tussauds got Prince William and Kate Middleton spot-on.
The waxworks – which were unveiled yesterday – cost more than $230,000 each and took a team of artist four months to complete. Kate’s hair alone took six weeks and was crafted from thousands of strands of human hair.
The figures are dressed in copies of the outfits William and Kate wore to announce their engagement in 2010. Madame Tussauds have also recreated three other outfits, which the figures will be dressed in when they travel to other cities.
Spot the difference! The waxwork (left) and the real thing (right).
William and Kate as the appeared in Los Angeles last July.
The wax figures of William and Kate 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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