Wax Museum Unveils New ‘Green’ Prince
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LONDON — Madame Tussauds unveiled a new environmentally friendly wax figure of Prince Charles yesterday to reflect his efforts to combat climate change.
To create its first “green” figure, workers recycled wax from a 1989 figure of the Prince of Wales and updated it with 82 pounds of organic beeswax, 55 pounds of clay, and fiberglass. Artists used organic pigments to color the skin.
Sculptors worked only with their hands and in daylight to cut down on electricity usage. Workers rode bicycles to attend planning meetings during the four-month project. The remaining carbon the process generated was to be offset by the planting of three trees in Cornwall.
“The Prince of Wales is a major champion of green issues, and we always aim to be up to date with how we portray the figures,” a spokesman for Madame Tussauds, Ben Lovett, said.
