The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
have rejoined the royal family at Madame Tussauds to celebrate the Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee.
Waxwork figures of the main
family members have received a black-tie makeover in preparation for the event
marking the monarch’s 70-year reign on June 5.
The reunion at the London
attraction brings the Sussexes back together publicly with the family for the
first time since their move to the US in 2020.
Wax figures of Queen Elizabeth
II and members of the royal family at Madame Tussauds London ahead of the Platinum
Jubilee celebrations. (PA)
Meghan’s waxwork has been
dressed in a red, caped Safiyaa gown, which she wore on one of her last royal engagements
at the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall in London in
March 2020.
The Queen’s waxwork, which is
the 23rd of 24 created of the monarch by Madame Tussauds London across her
70–year reign, has been dressed in a recreation of the garment she wore in her
official Diamond Jubilee portrait.
The white and silver lace
dress is covered in 53,000 Swarovski elements, completed with a blue silk sash
and topped off by a replica of the diamond and pearl George IV State Diadem.
Studio artists Luisa
Compobassi (left) and Jo Kinsey (right) make their final touches to the wax
figure of Queen Elizabeth II at Madame Tussauds London ahead of the Platinum
Jubilee celebrations. (PA)
The Duchess of Cambridge’s
figure has been dressed in an emerald Jenny Packham gown, worn on a state visit
to Pakistan in 2019 and again at the Royal Variety Show in 2021.
Harry, the Prince of Wales, and
the Duke of Cambridge have been dressed in tuxedos, while the Duchess of
Cornwall joins them in a powder blue ball gown.
Tim Waters, general manager at
Madame Tussauds London, said: “With Harry and Meghan returning to the UK to
celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee it felt only right that our figures
come together once more on our Royal Throne Room set to join in the family
festivities.
