How to draw... the Queen (and her knickers)

Four days off school, street parties, adults wearing silly Union Jack hats - it doesn't get much better than this! To kick off the celebrations, award-winning illustrator Nicholas Allan , author of The Queen's Knickers , shows you how to draw the Queen, complete with a pair of Her Majesty's royal pants. Send in your royal portait to [email protected] and it'll appear in a gallery on the site. Happy Jubilee everyone! Photograph: Nicholas Allen Four days off school, street parties, adults wearing silly Union Jack hats - it doesn't get much better than this! To kick off the celebrations, award-winning illustrator Nicholas Allan , author of The Queen's Knickers , shows you how to draw the Queen, complete with a pair of Her Majesty's royal pants. Send in your royal portait to [email protected] and it'll appear in a gallery on the site. Happy Jubilee everyone! Photograph: Nicholas Allen Four days off school, street parties, adults wearing silly Union Jack hats - it doesn't get much better than this! To kick off the celebrations, award-winning illustrator Nicholas Allan , author of The Queen's Knickers , shows you how to draw the Queen, complete with a pair of Her Majesty's royal pants. Send in your royal portait to [email protected] and it'll appear in a gallery on the site. Happy Jubilee everyone! Photograph: Nicholas Allen Four days off school, street parties, adults wearing silly Union Jack hats - it doesn't get much better than this! To kick off the celebrations, award-winning illustrator Nicholas Allan , author of The Queen's Knickers , shows you how to draw the Queen, complete with a pair of Her Majesty's royal pants. Send in your royal portait to [email protected] and it'll appear in a gallery on the site. Happy Jubilee everyone! Photograph: Nicholas Allen Four days off school, street parties, adults wearing silly Union Jack hats - it doesn't get much better than this! To kick off the celebrations, award-winning illustrator Nicholas Allan , author of The Queen's Knickers , shows you how to draw the Queen, complete with a pair of Her Majesty's royal pants. Send in your royal portait to [email protected] and it'll appear in a gallery on the site. Happy Jubilee everyone! Photograph: Nicholas Allen Four days off school, street parties, adults wearing silly Union Jack hats - it doesn't get much better than this! To kick off the celebrations, award-winning illustrator Nicholas Allan , author of The Queen's Knickers , shows you how to draw the Queen, complete with a pair of Her Majesty's royal pants. Send in your royal portait to [email protected] and it'll appear in a gallery on the site. Happy Jubilee everyone! Photograph: Nicholas Allen Four days off school, street parties, adults wearing silly Union Jack hats - it doesn't get much better than this! To kick off the celebrations, award-winning illustrator Nicholas Allan , author of The Queen's Knickers , shows you how to draw the Queen, complete with a pair of Her Majesty's royal pants. Send in your royal portait to [email protected] and it'll appear in a gallery on the site. Happy Jubilee everyone! Photograph: Nicholas Allen Four days off school, street parties, adults wearing silly Union Jack hats - it doesn't get much better than this! To kick off the celebrations, award-winning illustrator Nicholas Allan , author of The Queen's Knickers , shows you how to draw the Queen, complete with a pair of Her Majesty's royal pants. Send in your royal portait to [email protected] and it'll appear in a gallery on the site. Happy Jubilee everyone! Photograph: Nicholas Allen Four days off school, street parties, adults wearing silly Union Jack hats - it doesn't get much better than this! To kick off the celebrations, award-winning illustrator Nicholas Allan , author of The Queen's Knickers , shows you how to draw the Queen, complete with a pair of Her Majesty's royal pants. Send in your royal portait to [email protected] and it'll appear in a gallery on the site. Happy Jubilee everyone! Photograph: Nicholas Allen