A doppelganger of Queen Elizabeth II will no longer play her role following 34 years “out of respect” for the late British monarch. Mary Reynolds, 89, told the PA news agency that she would keep the wardrobe she wore on such occasions and possibly wear it on special occasions. She had appeared as “Queen” at events, as well as a few times on television, in commercials or in foreign film productions.
She was asked regarding her resemblance to Elizabeth when she was 17, Reynolds said. But she only had her first appearance as a double in 1988. Reynolds called her resemblance to the Queen, who died Thursday at the age of 96, a privilege. “But now a new era is beginning,” she said. You never met the queen personally. But it felt like she was a family member.
According to Reynolds, he was also in the crowd at important milestones for the Queen, such as the wedding and the coronation on the Mall in London.
