But the waxwork museum has has a long-standing relationship with The Royal Family and has worked closely with the Palace through the years on the creation of Royal figures.
King Charles III first sat for Madame Tussards’ sculptors in 1968. These photos show his changing face, in his years as Prince Charles, right back to that very first waxwork figure which was unveiled in 1969. There’s also one of our late Queen and Prince William.
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1. The Royal Waxworks
The finishing touches added to the new Prince Charles waxwork in 2002 Photo: Martin Bostock
2. The Royal Waxworks
This was in July 1981 when Blackpool's Madame Tussauds unveiled its new Prince Charles waxwork ahead of his marriage to Diana. But who is the girl? Photo: National World
3. The Royal Waxworks
Madame Tussauds give a celebratory party makeover to the wax figure of the Duke of Edinburgh to mark his 90th birthday by placing him next to figures of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. This was in 2011 Photo: Ian West
4. The Royal Waxworks
Louis Tussauds waxworks in Blackpool had finished their new Prince Charles model, and decided to put him out on the town - this time at the tram stop Photo: Rob Lock
5. The Royal Waxworks
This was in 1982 ahead of the birth of Prince William Photo: National World
6. The Royal Waxworks
This was actually at the London Madame Tussauds but the new figure of Prince Charles in 2007 had been created in an eco-friendly way. It had had a drastic reduction of carbon emmisions in its production, in-keeping with the princes work towards increased awareness of global warming Photo: Bruno Vincent