Brits baffled by bizarre Queen garden sculptures – but it’s not as it appears

BRITS have been left baffled by a bizarre garden sculpture of the Queen’s head – but it’s not all as it appears.

The giant terracotta bust of the monarch, 96, has gone viral on social media – with the head complete with plastic grass hair and a crown.



Ben Bennett stands between terracotta head sculptures of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh

The images of the giant statues of the Queen and Prince Philip have been posted online ahead of her special four-day weekend.

But many were led to believe that the 12ft statues were created and erected for the Queen’s Platinum Jubliee this weekend.

However, the bizarre floral tributes were actually made by Ben Bennett in 2016, when the Queen was turning 90.

They quickly became a local tourist attraction when the man, who was 86 at the time, planted them outside his home in Windsor.

The terracotta heads were discovered by Mr Bennett in a house clearance several years ago.

And his front lawn was visited by hundreds of people back in 2016, trying to get a glimpse of the large statues of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

But with the pictures recirculating online, not all the comments have agreed on who the statues resemble.

Some have said that it looks nothing like the Queen from certain angles – but from afar the bust undeniably looks like Her Majesty.

Last week, the Queen beamed with pride as she made her first official engagement in her new buggy at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Dubbed the ‘Queen Mobile’ the electric cart was delivered to Her Majesty, 96, two months ago to allow her to take her corgis for a walk around Windsor Castle.

The six-seater buggy is kitted out with all of the mod-cons and this is the first time it has been seen in public since its existence was revealed by The Celeb Report on Sunday.

The monarch was given a tour with her stern-faced carp-wearing chauffeur and received a running commentary about the show gardens and displays by the President of the Royal Horticultural Society – Keith Weed.

The Queen has been celebrated at the show with a floral portrait in the official Platinum Jubilee shade of purple.

The artwork also features branches from British trees joined together with shelves holding 70 terracotta pots.

They include one of the Queen’s favourites plants lily of the valley, which was also included in her coronation bouquet.