Villagers have expressed their outrage after a pub unveiled its new sign, portraying the Queen in a rather irreverent light.
The Spitting Image-style cartoon outside the newly revamped Queen's Arms Hotel in Acomb, Northumberland, shows Her Royal Highness as a burly figure with a tattoo bearing the name 'Phil' on her huge forearms.
A grinning Queen Elizabeth sports a a chain and black muscle-vest as she stands with her arms folded outside Buckingham Palace.
The Queen's Arms
The Queen's Arms
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Re: The Queen's Arms
It is certainly no worse than calling the Queen the Queen. After all, "burly figure with a tattoo" is nowhere near as bad as "inbred symbol of tyranny" or "parasite whose assets should be returned to their rightful owners". She should be grateful that the depiction of her is a falsehood rather than the infinitely more disgusting truth.
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