Well, I guess that Dame Edna's heavy make up might sometimes have been as thick as a wax figure... But I think it is the real Dame Edna, standing next to Queen Victoria's wax figure.
--Previous Message-- : : Are you sure that's not two wax figures? : : : --Previous Message-- : Here is a slightly larger and watermark-free : version of the same picture, from the Daily : Mail (full article here: : : : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2117434/Dame-Edna-Everage-creator-Barry-Humphries-reinvented-comedy-TV-chat-shows.html : ) : : : Caption: A right royal hello: Dame Edna : greets The Queen when she was among the : stars appearing at a Gala Variety : Performance in aid of the Queen's Silver : Jubilee Appeal in 1977. : : : Off topic (because noy jewel-related): This : article from the Daily Mail also includes : a funny picture of Dame Edna with... Queen : Victoria (well, her wax figure at Madame : Tussaud's...): : : : Who said the Queen should never be touched? : : --Previous Message-- : : Field has a pic from the same event and : identifies the bracelets as the diamond and : ruby ones of the Queen Mother's. : Looking at that I pic I have to agree, : though I cannot tell which pair it is, in : black and white. : : : --Previous Message-- : I came across this photo from the (guess) : 1980's. : I initially thought that HM was wearing some : of Queen Elizabeth's Cartier Coloured : bracelets which seemed odd to me. : Upon closer inspection, I think that these : are more likely Queen Mary's Indian Bangles. : What do you think ? : : : : : Cheers! : Bryce : : : : : : :
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