Queen Elizabeth II’s Statue At St. Andrews Gardens Targeted By Pranksters

Queen Elizabeth II’s statue at St. Andrews Gardens in Gravesend, Kent, was targeted by pranksters just one day after it was unveiled.

A photo of the statue was released online via Express, and it shows the Queen’s head covered in a street cone. One of the witnesses, Steven Fry, said that the move was a very typical Gravesend prank.

“I was with my friends and we came out of the pub when one of them said we should go and see the new statue of the Queen. As we walked toward it my friend noticed the cone and said ‘oh my God, she’s already got a cone on her head.’ It’s typical Gravesend,” Fry said.

Some residents of Gravesend were displeased with the prank especially since it showed disrespect towards Her Majesty.

“As we used to say to our kids when they were 4 years old, it’s not funny and it’s not clever, just the product of very simple minds,” one of the commenters wrote.

“Sort of rib-tickling prank that ‘disco boy’ and his friends would do and find hilariously funny. Well at least they used the right size of the cone,” another person commented.

The unveiling of the Queen’s new statue took place last week, and it was officiated by Rt. Rev. James Langstaff, Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of H.M. Prisons, and Cllr David Turner, the honorary freeman of the borough and leader of the council.

“The event was superb. Very important people turned up to support us and we are very happy with the outcome. A lot of hard work was put into it by people and of course Douglas Jennings has done an incredible job,” Turner said.

In related news, the Queen also made headlines recently after it was revealed that Meghan Markle’s birthday has a sweet connection to her. Markle’s Aug. 4 birthday is the same with the Queen’s mom’s special day. Queen Mother was born in 1900, and she would have been 118 if she were still alive, according to Harper’s Bazaar.