One unique tribute to Queen Elizabeth II is, erm, a LEGO Princess Leia minifigure

What do you get if you hang around Buckingham Palace at 3am? A woman paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with a LEGO Princess Leia minifigure.

Not the answer you were expecting? Us neither, and presumably nor was the BBC News reporter interviewing members of the public outside Buckingham Palace at 3am earlier this week. But then we’re not entirely sure what exactly the BBC News team were expecting to find at that hour, in their valiant quest for round-the-clock coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.

The British monarch died on Thursday, September 8 at 96 years old, and has been succeeded by her son King Charles III. A mourning public has since lain countless tributes at the gates of Buckingham Palace, the monarch’s primary residence in London, including flowers, poems, candles, Paddington Bears and – of course – LEGO Princess Leia minifigure.

First broadcast via the BBC, footage of the unorthodox tribute has since gone viral on Twitter, amassing more than 1.2 million views. In the clip, which is time-stamped at 3.17am, a woman – apparently from Sweden – can be seen placing a minifigure of Princess Leia next to the floral and gift tributes that line the gates of Buckingham Palace. 

“I am putting Princess Leia down for her because she was a very strong woman in a world of men, and she did not complain,” the woman told BBC News’ reporter. “She made her path. I really admire her for that, and I think that it’s something to aspire to, and I think that she’s a role model for all of us. It’s a symbol of her strength.”

You can’t say fairer than that.

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Chris Wharfe
I like to think of myself as a journalist first, LEGO fan second, but we all know that’s not really the case. Journalism does run through my veins, though, like some kind of weird literary blood – the sort that will no doubt one day lead to a stress-induced heart malfunction. It’s like smoking, only worse. Thankfully, I get to write about LEGO until then.

Chris Wharfe

I like to think of myself as a journalist first, LEGO fan second, but we all know that’s not really the case. Journalism does run through my veins, though, like some kind of weird literary blood – the sort that will no doubt one day lead to a stress-induced heart malfunction. It’s like smoking, only worse. Thankfully, I get to write about LEGO until then.

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