Madame Tussauds has unveiled a new wax work of soon-to-be Queen Camilla, ahead of the King's Coronation this May.
Camilla, who will take on the title of Queen on Saturday May 6, will stand alongside her husband in the London attraction's new The Royal Palace experience. Royal family fans can also see figures of The Prince and Princess of Wales, the late Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh.
The lifelike Camilla figure is styled in the outfit she wore to the annual Diplomatic Reception in December 2022, the first of King Charles III’s reign. Anna Valentine, one of Camilla’s favourite designers, recreated the elegant midnight blue gown especially.
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The figure’s striking accessories immortalise the touching tributes the former Duchess made to honour Queen Elizabeth II on that night, including beautifully crafted replicas of the late Queen’s Belgian Sapphire Tiara and matching George VI Sapphire necklace, a wedding gift from her father, King George VI, in 1947. T
The look is completed with the royal blue sash and star of the Order of the Garter, the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II and Her Majesty’s Art Deco engagement ring and Welsh gold wedding band.
It's the second figure made by Madame Tussauds London of Queen Camilla after the then Duchess of Cornwall attended a sitting with the London attraction’s expert sculptors at Clarence House in June 2007, and personally selected her first figure’s outfit.
In addition to rubbing shoulders with Their Majesties and The Prince and Princess of Wales in the Throne Room, guests visiting The Royal Palace experience will be invited to be part of history and sign Madame Tussauds London’s special Coronation Book.
Available during the Coronation period, the book will then be sealed in the attraction’s archive and preserved for generations to come. It will join original artefacts from the attraction’s more than 200 years marking coronations of British Monarchs, including King George IV’s magnificent velvet and ermine coronation robes.
On the unveiling of Queen Camilla’s new figure Tim Waters, General Manager at Madame Tussauds London, said: “Whilst for many people this will be their first experience of a coronation, the Coronation of King Charles III will be the eighth that Madame Tussauds London has celebrated.
"We’re incredibly proud of our centuries long link with The Palace and what better way to mark the official start of this new chapter in the history of the British Monarchy than with the creation of our brand new soon-to-be Queen Camilla to stand alongside her husband, The King."
The public will have the opportunity to ‘meet’ the new Queen Camilla figure and sign the special Coronation Book in The Royal Palace experience from Friday (April 28).
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