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The new wax figure joins those of Prince William and his wife Catherine unveiled last month in a recreation of the moment when they announced their engagement, plus four other members of the royal family.
"This is a warmer, softer queen. The last time we made a model of the queen was in 2001, so this is a new version and she's slightly older," a spokeswoman for Madame Tussauds said.
The waxwork of the 86-year-old queen is the 23rd to be created by the museum, with the first made when she was just two years old.
Large-scale celebrations to mark the queen's 60 years on the throne kicked off at the weekend with a pageant of 550 horses and over 1,000 performers from around the world in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Celebrations will also include a festival of boats on the river Thames and the lighting of more than 2,000 beacons around the country during a four-day public holiday on June 2-5.
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"This is a warmer, softer queen. The last time we made a model of the queen was in 2001, so this is a new version and she's slightly older," a spokeswoman for Madame Tussauds said.
The waxwork of the 86-year-old queen is the 23rd to be created by the museum, with the first made when she was just two years old.
Large-scale celebrations to mark the queen's 60 years on the throne kicked off at the weekend with a pageant of 550 horses and over 1,000 performers from around the world in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Celebrations will also include a festival of boats on the river Thames and the lighting of more than 2,000 beacons around the country during a four-day public holiday on June 2-5.
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