Where to buy a portrait of the Queen?

Where may I be able to buy a portrait/picture of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (by God’s grace of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, etc., Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith), preferrably one recently done? Not the original portrait but, you know, one those official posters or whatever.

WRS

There seem to be portraits for sale at this site. They’re pretty pricey though.

Hmmm. Way too pricey. As much as I love the Queen, I’m not going to spend hundreds of dollars on her portrait.

Is there anything a bit more cheap yet official? Do British government offices have portraits of the Queen? How do people get her portriats?

WRS

I’m sure they’re available more cheaply. Are you in the UK? Perhaps you could try the Prime Minister’s office, or the Home Office. Or go into your local town hall and find out where their portrait came from.

Unfortunately, I do not reside in any realm where the Queen is recognized as having any authority. However, where I reside is presently very chummy with the English government.

WRS

In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass,
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen.

The Canadian $20 ha a rather nice recent portrait. :slight_smile:

You can try this site.

I’m not sure if they’re referring to press photos or ‘official’ portraits but it’s by far the best source that turned up on a quick google search.

This company also has a range of portraits (of a somewhat more youthful Elizabeth II) that are very competitively priced and that might be practical to use if you have only a small area available on your wall.

Bah, I see Lynxie was faster than I to mention postage stamps. :slight_smile:

The cheapest portrait that I’m aware of is on the current Canadian one-cent coin. (The smallest coins in other realms of HM that I have visited are worth more than CAD 0.01)

The next cheapest would be on the British 1p coins and stamps.

How big does it have to be? All the tourist shops in the UK will have postcards with portraits of the queen, with prices ranging from about 20p to £2.

This makes me a bit nervous Why does Sauron want a portrait of the Queen? :eek:

You can find some pretty high res images of the Queen via Google images. Getting one of those printed yourself could be the most cost- effective solution. Just check the copyright first!

I’m sure that, after six years, WeRSauron has either found a reasonably-priced portrait or moved on to other pursuits.

Zombie Queen Liz wants your braiiiinnnnssssss!

Thanks for the great spam Daniel!!

I’m closing this thread, and I’ve banned the spammer who revived it.