For 70 years, the image of Queen Elizabeth II was an icon of royalty, present in different objects. Coins, paintings, stamps and buildings are just part of the wide range of places where the name or face of the monarch who died on September 8 is found.
As part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of her coronation, a video was edited that collects only part of the many ways in which Elizabeth II had a privileged place in popular culture: “Very imitated, but never improved.”
The publication ensures that the image of Elizabeth II appeared on billions of coins and banknotes. Currently, 10 nations use the face of the recently deceased queen.
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The 10 countries of the British Commonwealth (Commonwealth) that have the face of Elizabeth II are: Canada, Belize, Australia, Bahamas, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, New Zealand and the Cayman Islands.
The Bank of England affirmed that the banknotes with the face of Queen Elizabeth II are still valid despite her death. “The current banknotes that show the image of Her Majesty, Her Queen, will continue to be legal tender,” reads a note from the financial regulator published by El Economista.
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Queen Elizabeth II as a pictorial inspiration
According to the Royal Collection Trust, painted portraits of the queen were used for all kinds of official purposes: from images reproduced for a state visit or to mark an anniversary.
More than 120 official portraits of the queen were painted by artists ranging from Dame Laura Knight to Lucien Freud, according to Vanities. Among the most recognized are:
- Queen Elizabeth II by Douglas Granville Chandor. It dates from 1952 and was a gift from Eleanor Roosevelt in 1953.
- Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II. An oil portrait of Rolf Harris, a painting commissioned by the BBC for the queen’s 80th birthday.
- Her Majesty the Queen by Joseph Wallace King. Printed lithograph made in 1972 and commissioned by the Wellcome Goundation.
- Andy Warhol’s Queen Elizabeth II 336 made by the pop artist in 1985.
- Queen Elizabeth II by Pietro Annigoni and commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery in 1969.
Places and constructions with the name of Elizabeth II
- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. sports complex built for the 2012 Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games of the same year.
- Princess Elizabeth Research Station, Antarctica. It is a Belgian summer Antarctic base in operation since February 15, 2009.
- Queen Elizabeth Birmingham Hospital. Military and tertiary hospital, located very close to the University of Birmingham. It opened on June 16, 2010.
- HMS Queen Elizabeth. She is an aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy, launched on July 4, 2014 and officially delivered in May 2017, with operational capability scheduled for 2020.
- Isabel II metro line. Crossrail Elizabeth Line opened in May 2022 and has 41 stations running more than 100 kilometers through the center of the UK capital.
Elizabeth II: More imitated than any other political figure
Among the appearances or imitations of Queen Elizabeth II, the most remembered are:
- Freddy Mercury 1986
- the simpsons 2010
- Peppa Pig 2012
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