God Save the Queen(‘s Rehearsal Double)

(via Great Big Story)  Every televised appearance Queen Elizabeth II makes is a carefully orchestrated operation, meticulously prepped for and rehearsed in advance. But while the queen herself only appears during the main shindig, a lot of planning needs to be conducted around her presence. Enter Ella Slack: professional stand-in queen. But what qualifies someone to be a royal stand-in? The answer, quite simply, is a regal stature similar to that of her majesty.