A new bust of the Queen kinda resembles Tom Hanks

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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- Many people would be flattered to hear they look like Tom Hanks.

But when you're comparing him to a bust meant to look like Queen Elizabeth II, it becomes less of a compliment.

When the clay bust of the Queen made by Chinese artist Chen Dapeng was unveiled last week -- a "gesture of reconcilation" between China and Britain -- not everyone thought it depicted Her Majesty very well.

"I'm afraid it doesn't really look like the Queen, that's the first thing that strikes you," Mark Hudson, an art critic for The Telegraph, said. "It's rather out of proportion, the back of the head is too large and he has given her a bit of a boxer's chin. It's ended up looking a bit like Tom Hanks."

It also took 13 attempts and three months to get right, with Chen working from videos and images to get the likeness as close as he could. It's a whopping 20 kilograms (44 pounds).

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The bust also has a very faint resemblance to Mrs. Doubtfire, though that could just be the hair.

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If you want to check out the sculpture of the UK's longest-reigning monarch, it's being displayed in West London at the Winter Art and Antiques Fair from Nov. 2 to Nov 8.

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