LONDON -- During a long weekend of royal pageantry devoted to Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, the British people will take center stage in at least one event.More than 10,000 performers, including schoolchildren, community groups and military bands, are expecting to troop to Buckingham Palace on June 5 to cap four days of celebrations marking the queen's Platinum Jubilee.The event on the Mall, the tree-lined road that leads to the palace, will feature pop star Ed Sheeran, dancers, acrobats, vintage cars and depictions of the queen’s favorite corgis and horses in performances highlighting the changes in British society during Elizabeth's long reign.“It will be all about how, through the recollections and stories and experiences we share, we can see how we are all connected through time to each other, and to the queen,” the show’s director, David Zolkwer, said Tuesday.Elizabeth, the longest-ruling monarch in British history, assumed the throne when she was 25 years old. In the next seven decades, the U.K.
7 iconic Queen Elizabeth II looks reimagined as Barbie
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Queen Elizabeth II and Barbie. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is better known as Queen Elizabeth II, the oldest and longest-reigning British monarch.
Barbara Millicent Roberts is better known as Barbie, an 11-inch doll, pilot, astronaut, doctor, Olympian, and presidential candidate.Since the 1950s, both continue to wield fashion influence today. Each has dressed for their times, without ever following the fashion crowd, and still making an impact.“She’s the one on our coins and banknotes,” says actress Olivia Colman of Queen Elizabeth II.
“Prince Philip has to walk behind her. She fixed cars during the second world war.
She insisted on driving a king who came from a country where women weren’t allowed to drive [Saudi Arabia],” Colman added, referring to the Queen being a feminist. “My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be,” said Ruth Handler, Barbie’s inventor.
“Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.”Both are unequivocally magical and influential, to the point of making us think about collaboration. To make it happen, TheToyZone decided to transform Her Majesty’s most striking looks with the world’s most iconic toy: The Queen of England meets Barbie!How Queen Elizabeth marked the anniversary of Prince Philip’s deathEvery must-see photo of the royal kids from Prince Philip’s memorial serviceRoyal couple to step in for Queen Elizabeth at upcoming serviceThis series of Queen Elizabeth II Barbie dolls see the monarch celebrated in plastic form and dressed in her most iconic outfits of the past 75 years:
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Prince Philip, a refuge from the affairs of state.Elizabeth is expected to spend the day at the estate’s Wood Farm cottage, a personal sanctuary where she also spent her first Christmas since Philip’s death in April 2021. Philip loved the cottage, in part because it is close to the sea, she said in February when hosting a rare public event at Sandringham.“I think the queen’s approach to birthdays very much embodies her keep calm and carry on attitude," said Emily Nash, the royal editor at HELLO! magazine.
Barbie gives Queen Elizabeth her own doll for her 96th birthday
available Thursday, April 21, which is the Queen’s 96th birthday — is part of Barbie’s Tributes Collection, which honors famous and historical figures.The royal Barbie will be adorned with one of the monarch’s most iconic outfits: a replica of Queen Mary’s tiara — which she wore during her wedding to the late Prince Philip — as well as medallions inspired by the Royal Family Orders. The pink and blue ribbons will also feature miniature portraits of her father King George VI and grandfather George V.
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