Jubilee: Queen thanks Cardiff pupil for 3D paper model
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The artwork took five months to complete
A paper model depicting the Queen and Prince Phillip sitting at a piano has won the praise of Her Majesty.
The artwork was made using a technique known as quilling by rolling up strips of paper by 12-year-old Shivangi from Cardiff.
Her letter to the Queen stated: "I came to know that Your Majesty likes playing piano and would like to offer a small memento made from quilling."
The letter from the Queen described the artwork as a "splendid model".
Shivangi said: "I did some research about the Queen and found out she liked horses and dogs and playing the piano. So I decided to do a piano and later my parents suggested to do the Queen, Her Majesty herself, playing the piano and then I thought I would do Prince Phillip.
"I was really happy with it, it looked quite nice.
"I didn't think I was going to get anything, I just wanted to send it to her.
The paper model was carefully gift wrapped and sent to the Queen
The model took about five months to complete and was sent to Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's upcoming Platinum Jubilee next month.
"She's an amazing person and like all other children I used to watch Peppa Pig and there was this one episode where she meets the Queen and I found that really fun and I wanted to meet her," added Shivangi.
Her father Sayantan added: "She wanted to present something as a gift, a handmade one."
He added that the quilling set was given to her by her grandmother in Kolkata, India in 2019 and she developed the skill during lockdown.
Shivangi said the model took five months to complete
Her skills have also earned her a Blue Peter badge for creating a portrait of Lord Krishna and a quilling model of the Hindu festival Holi.
The letter stated: "The Queen was interested to hear of the hobbies you enjoy and that you have learnt the art of quilling, and Her Majesty was touched that you have made this splendid model using this skill which you have sent as a gift to her to mark this historic time."
Quilling involves rolling up strips of paper to create models or pictures
Her father said: "She was jumping on her feet, literally for couple of minutes.
"She wants to share the letter with the rest of the school."
Shivangi added: "I was so happy, I was jumping up and down and I was really happy."
The Queen was touched receiving the handmade gift from the secondary school pupil
Shivangi has also made a quilled model of the Hindu festival Holi
Shivangi learned the technique during the pandemic
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