Celebrations all over Britain marking the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne abound with strange and unusual festive ideas and appearances, such as the design of a anthropomorphic queen traveling on roller skates and decorating waste baskets for dogs in the colors of the British flag.
Royal Fields Fantasies
In Wellington, in the west of England, the people of the villages put on 104 field horses and dressed them in the costumes of queens, kings, princesses and princes.
Residents have modeled field scarecrows on characters including Princess Fiona from the “Shrek” movie series, as well as “Queen” singer Freddie Mercury and Princess Leia from the “Star Wars” series.
– Queen on roller skates
And used to revive a celebration in Chipping Sudbury, western England, a statue of a queen traveling on roller skates, according to the British newspaper, The Times.
Prince Charles dance
Prince Charles, heir to the throne, tango with alpaca owner Bridget Tibbs during a party at his private home in Tetbury, western England.
“The dance was wonderful,” said Tibes, adding that “dancing with Prince Charles is amazing, as he performs his steps, committed to the rhythm and wears an elegant dress. It was my pleasure.”
Surprise TV appearance
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla made a surprise appearance in the British series “East Enders”.
The couple participated in a special jubilee episode of this famous series that deals with family conflicts, scandals and sibling rivalries in an unreal area of London.
Corgi dogs
The Queen’s favorite dog has achieved unprecedented popularity, according to the British Kennel Club, which specializes in dog news.
About 1223 Corgi dogs joined the club in 2021, a number that has not been recorded for thirty years.
The club notes that “this genre has achieved great popularity in recent years, and one of the reasons seems to be due to its appearance in the series ‘The Crown’.”
The Twitter jubilee hashtag is paired with a dog emoji.
– Decorated wastebaskets
A company specializing in waste management has launched special dog trash cans decorated in the colors of the British flag.
“Even trash can celebrate our Queen,” says company spokesman Mark Hall.
– Candy the length of the queen
Lara Mason prepared a jubilee cake with the image of the queen and her height, using 400 eggs, twenty kilograms of flour and a large amount of butter.
Pieces of this dessert were distributed to bingo players in Birmingham along with a cup of tea.
– anthropomorphic of the queen
In the north of England, a group of tailors began designing a life-size model of a queen and a Corgi dog.
Anita Armit, 66, a seamstress from the group, said that the object “was in my living room through several stages of sewing,” adding: “The first time I took the model out of my house, I felt the need to say ‘good night’ to him. Because I used to do that!”
– lego
A miniature model representing the royal family, made up of more than 18,000 Lego pieces, was placed in the Legoland Windsor theme park.
The tribute plastic sculpture includes a copy of the balcony of Buckingham Palace, and took about 282 hours to build.
– “Big Lizzie”
In the context of honoring the Queen as well, more than 300 Royal Navy sailors stood on an aircraft carrier in the form “E II R 70”, which includes the first letter of Elizabeth’s name in English, then the number two in Roman numerals, the first letter of the word “royal” in English, and finally the number 70 which indicates the number of years the Queen has been on the throne.
The event was held on board the Queen Elizabeth 2, also known as the Big Lazy.
– “Sex Pistols”
John Lydon, the leader of the British punk band “Sex Pistols”, known for their anti-monarchy song “God Save the Queen”, expressed a remarkable position.
He told the newspaper “The Times” that the Queen “putted a lot,” stressing that he has no hostility to any member of the royal family.
He continued, “It is the institution that annoys me and that I have to pay for it.”