Madcap Ptolemy Elrington has brewed up a right royal creation - a statue of the Queen made out of kettles.

Ptolemy transformed a handful of kettles and other kitchen appliances into an 8ft tall sculpture of Her Majesty.

The 42-year-old was commissioned to create the unusual sculpture to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kenwood and the diamond wedding anniversary of the royal couple.

The sculpture, which took two months to complete, was constructed from returned and discarded Kenwood appliances.

Ptolemy used parts from 12 kettles, five toasters, two food processors and two smoothie makers.

The artist, who lives in Cowley Drive, Woodingdean, is well-known for creating animals from hub caps seven years ago.

He has since progressed to creating scrap metal sculptures making giant dragon flies, horses and an award-winning campaign involving animals made from shopping trolleys.

Ptolemy always tries to recycle old products.

He said: "I like to get the message across that just because a product comes to the end of its natural life, it doesn't mean to say it can't be used for something else.

"It's about recycling instead of dumping in landfill. At Kenwood lots of stuff gets returned so they had plenty of materials. I love the idea of using rubbish and changing it around. It's such a positive message."

The sculpture was unveiled at Potters Field, near Tower Bridge, in London, at the weekend.

Ptolemy joins an exclusive list of artists who have been commissioned to capture the monarch's image including Rolf Harris and Lucian Freud.

He said: "I'm waiting for a phone call from the Queen about the sculpture. Of course she will be happy with it. I think it does her a favour.

"Working with the materials I do, it's extremely difficult to get a likeness. Without the crown and the royal props I don't know whether her own mother would recognise her.

"But because she is such an icon it's not too difficult to guess who she is."

Penny Jones, trade marketing manager for Kenwood UK and Ireland, said: "We are honoured to share such a momentous anniversary with the Queen and Prince Philip and commissioned the sculpture to mark the occasion.

"It is the perfect way to not only commemorate the joint 60th but also to celebrate Kenwood's continued strides in innovation and design."

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