‘I’m the UK’s only young Queen lookalike - and I have the royal seal of approval’
31.05.2022 - 14:19
/ ok.co.uk
From Monday to Friday, 9-5, Harriet Ball, from Ormskirk in Lancashire, is a media trainee. But when the clock strikes 5:00pm on a Friday afternoon she begins the process of transforming into Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II. The 23 year old is particularly busy at the moment for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, but took the time to tell OK! about her unique part time job...
"I am aware that I’m surrounded by people who feel they could do the job better,” I’ll earnestly say to myself while looking in the mirror. “But, for better or worse, the Crown has landed on my head.” "It’s a direct quote from Claire Foy in Netflix’s The Crown, where she plays the Queen. It’s the line I always use to get myself into the right headspace before a day of playing Her Majesty," explains Harriet "Once I’ve spoken it I’m no longer Harriet, a media trainee from Lancashire, I’m Her Majesty, and my accent and mannerisms completely change as a result.
I’ve been a professional Queen Elizabeth II lookalike since 2017, so I’ve got pretty good at slipping into character. The job chose me "Much like the Queen herself, I didn’t choose this career. My first job was a happy accident.
My boyfriend at the time did army re-enactments and he went early to a job to check out the surroundings.The event organiser spotted me and said, “You look like the Queen – do you mind playing her today? We’ll pay.” It wasn’t the first time I’d heard this so the request wasn’t a complete shock. My friends were always sending me photos of young Queen Elizabeth and saying, “I thought that was you.” Some people even questioned whether I’d been Photoshopped into old photos.To me, those comments were huge compliments. I dress in vintage clothes anyway – I don’t own a
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