We’ve all heard about the hologram by now — which will grace bank notes in the future — but plenty of other media were in play as folks rushed to create their own personal portraits of the Queen. Whether it was schoolkids’ drawings projected on the side of Buckingham Palace to form the Queen’s image, or a semi-likeness created by artist Jane Perkins using buttons, screws and shells (her portrait will be on display through the Olympics), England residents tried their hand at remembering the Queen before and after the jubilee. Other creative portraits came in the forms of cupcakes, pies, money, grass, beans, cheese (you haven’t arrived until someone has made a portrait of you in cheese), tapestry fabric, lily petals, toast and sand.
The Seven Oddest Things About the Diamond Jubilee
The four-day Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in London, celebrating 60 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II, attracted millions into town and millions more on television for a variety of spectacles and events. Some aspects were a bit more interesting than others.