A waxwork of Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, was unveiled yesterday.
The royal model has gone on show at London's Madame Tussauds and stands nearby to a life-sized figure of Camilla's husband, Britain's Prince Charles.
The Camilla waxwork - which seems to show a more slender version of the duchess - is dressed in cornflower blue suit specially made for the model by the duchess' favorite designer Anna Valentine.
The jacket and skirt combination is almost identical to the one Camilla wore to watch horse racing at Royal Ascot in 2005.
Camilla sat for sculptor Stephen Mansfield for an hour at her royal London residence Clarence House. She also selected her own outfit and accessories, even providing a pair of cream suede LK Bennett shoes and a Philip Treacy clutch bag for the display. The duchess is yet to see the finished product.
Madame Tussauds denied making a flattering version of the 60-year-old duchess.
A spokesperson for the museum said: "The model would have been made to exact measurements when she had the fitting. We never change them, she has just lost weight since she was last seen in the outfit."
The museum plans to move Camilla's waxwork to be right beside the figure of Charles, with the models of his sons Princes William and Harry placed next to the couple.
The duchess' figure currently stands about 15ft from the waxwork of the late Princess Diana, who once described Camilla as the "third person" in her marriage to Charles.
Camilla's waxwork can be visited in the newly-refurbished Royal Zone between the Sports Section and the Cultural Area.
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