Queen Elizabeth II As a Block of Cheese

On 8 September 2022, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, the longest-living and longest-reigning British monarch, died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. 

This cheese sculpture, which should only take 25 minutes of your life, will help to honor Queen Elizabeth's memory as an incredible woman and leader of the United Kingdom. In the words of PM Theresa May, recounting the famous story of the time she dropped her cheese at a palace gathering at Balmoral:

“I picked up some cheese, put it on a plate and was transferring it to the table. The cheese fell on the floor. I had a split-second decision to make."

Mrs May paused as MPs burst into laughter, before adding: “I picked up the cheese, put it on the plate and put it on the table. I turned round to see that my every move had been watched very carefully by Her Majesty the Queen.

“I looked at her. She looked at me and she just smiled. And the cheese remained on the table.”

Make cheese sculptures. And God Save the Queen - who transformed the Commonwealth, modernized the monarchy, performed an unbelievable amount of charity work, supported racial justice, and was the longest-serving monarch in English history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOvQQQnAV8

https://www.thecut.com/2022/06/queen-may-revoke-her-favorite-cheddars-royal-privileges.html

• 1 block of mature British cheddar
• Carving knives

Place your block of cheese in the center of a plate or cutting board

I used a pumpkin carving knife to begin blocking (pun intended) out her facial features

Continue defining and contouring the face, using simple marks and reference photos. Have fun with it, don't be too precise.

The depth will come from carving out the eye sockets (imagine a skull); the nose should be the highest point/plane on the face, and the cheeks should be fairly full. Turn the cheese block to the side occasionally to see it from different angles, this will help you ensure that your depths are aligned.

For this step, you might want a q-tip with removed fuzz or a toothpick to begin adding precise detail, such as the lines of the irises in the eyes, the crown jewels and the hair, and the lips.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/food/1650811/queen-elizabeth-ii-favourite-cheese-paxton-and-whitfield-prince-charles-exclusive

SERVE UP ON A PLATTER WITH VEGGIES and, as the Queen once said:

When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.

Queen Elizabeth II

Don't lie down and accept defeat. Make the Lilibet cheese platter of your dreams, and fly the Union Jack in her honor at your next dinner or party.