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Sweet Salute to Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II Made of Jelly Belly Beans to Salute Golden Jubilee
Photo below: A four-foot portrait titled, Queen Elizabeth II, Coronation Day, was made from 10,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans as a sweet salute to 50 years of her reign.
Photos courtesy of Jelly Belly Beans
DALLAS, Jun 1, 2002/ FW/ --- In recognition of the 50-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, a sweet portrait made
from over 10,000 individual Jelly Belly beans depicts the Queen at the time of
her coronation in 1952.
The royal portrait measures 4 feet by 4 feet and weighs in at some 40,000 calories
(167,400 kJ), although it is a permanent creation and not edible, according to
Jelly Belly Candy Company of California which commissioned the art piece.
The portrait will go on display in London's Oxford Street during Jubilee
weekend and toured throughout the United Kingdom during the summer.
Accompanying the celebration of the 50 years of the Queen¹s reign, Jelly
Belly also announced 50 official flavors are now made by the candy maker,
including such tempting flavors and color hues as the very brilliant Red Apple
and Kiwi flavors, to subtle tones in Buttered Popcorn and Mango. Many of the
flavors feature variegated shades such as Toasted Marshmallow and Juicy Pear,
allowing the artist to reflect natural coloration.
"Queen Elizabeth II, Coronation Day" is one of over 75 renderings of famous
leaders in the Jelly Belly Art Collection. The first was of former president
Ronald Reagan inspired by his well-known love of Jelly Belly jelly beans. Other
famous portraits have included George Washington, Margaret Thatcher, Pope John
Paul II and the Statue of Liberty.
Commissioned by the Jelly Belly Candy Co. after requests from British
associates, the portrait was created by San Francisco artist Roger Rocha, the
self-proclaimed king of jelly bean art.
Many other sweet portraits in the collection of Jelly Belly Art can be viewed
at the Jelly Belly Visitor Center in Fairfield, California, as part of the free
public tours offered at the company¹s California factory.
Select pieces, including the latest "Queen Elizabeth II, Coronation Day" portrait, can be
viewed on the company web site at
www.jellybelly.com.
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