The Internet is having a royal field day with the queen's 'green screen' outfit

Long live the (green screen) queen.
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Chloe Bryan
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Long live the (green screen) queen.

Yes, Queen Elizabeth's eye-catching birthday outfit was an Internet prankster's dream. Why? It was pretty much the color of a green screen — the monochrome backdrop used to shoot footage with scenery that must be added in post-production. (Think driving footage and Star Wars.)

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And when said Internet got hold of it ... well, what did you expect?


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Here's the queen in her original garb, which is a delightful chroma green.


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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh attend the Trooping the Colour. Credit: danny martindale/WireImage/getty images

Then Twitter started to have a little fun.

And before long, things started to get out of hand.





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And finally, there's this masterpiece.


Okay, Internet. Let's reign it in for the day.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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