{"id":2253153,"date":"2026-01-27T18:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2253153"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:11:13","slug":"german-museum-defends-use-of-bald-waxwork-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/german-museum-defends-use-of-bald-waxwork-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"German museum defends use of ‘bald’ waxwork of Queen Elizabeth II | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is because the waxwork figure of the late monarch showed an incomplete wig, with a patch of baldness on the top of the head. While this confused many, the museum explained the reasoning, which ultimately comes down to cost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is because the museum uses real hair, which is \u201cvery expensive\u201d, and therefore they only use hair on the parts of the waxworks that can be seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As the late monarch wore plenty of hats, the museum decided not to complete the wig at the top of the monarch\u2019s head, as it was always under a hat when on display.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Museum managing partner Dr Susanne Faerber previously told the Daily Mail<\/a> that the makers \u201cjust install the amount of hair visible for the visitors\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She said: \u201cAs we are using real human hair for our waxworks, which is very expensive, some figures which have hats don\u2019t have complete hair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt is a waxwork, not the real person, this should always be kept in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The waxwork figure is still in the museum and has recently undergone a tidy-up by a make-up artist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Princess Catherine also has her own waxwork figure on display in the museum, which was unveiled late last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Artist Lisa B\u00fcscher and her team had worked on the piece since the summer, and had used photographs of Princess Catherine to try and get the waxwork to look as similar to The Princess of Wales as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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