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A museum in Germany has explained why its waxwork of Queen Elizabeth II is partly bald. The Panoptikum museum in Hamburg, Germany, unveiled the waxwork figure of the late Queen in 2022, which ended up leading to controversy.

This is because the waxwork figure of the late monarch showed an incomplete wig, with a patch of baldness on the top of the head. While this confused many, the museum explained the reasoning, which ultimately comes down to cost.

This is because the museum uses real hair, which is "very expensive", and therefore they only use hair on the parts of the waxworks that can be seen.

As the late monarch wore plenty of hats, the museum decided not to complete the wig at the top of the monarch's head, as it was always under a hat when on display.

Museum managing partner Dr Susanne Faerber previously told the Daily Mail that the makers "just install the amount of hair visible for the visitors".

She said: "As we are using real human hair for our waxworks, which is very expensive, some figures which have hats don't have complete hair.

"It is a waxwork, not the real person, this should always be kept in mind."

The waxwork figure is still in the museum and has recently undergone a tidy-up by a make-up artist.

The waxwork figure of the late Queen is not the only waxwork of a Royal Family member currently on display.

Princess Catherine also has her own waxwork figure on display in the museum, which was unveiled late last year.

Artist Lisa Büscher and her team had worked on the piece since the summer, and had used photographs of Princess Catherine to try and get the waxwork to look as similar to The Princess of Wales as possible.