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Queen Barbie: Offered on Ebay for 499 euros
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She is wearing a white dress with a blue sash, and her hands are in white gloves: there has never been a Barbie like this.
For the 70th anniversary of the Queen's throne, the toy manufacturer Mattel has launched its own Barbie doll.
According to the British company John Lewis, the £95 (about 112 euros) Queen Barbie was sold out within three seconds, as the Guardian reports.
Mattel confirmed that the limited edition doll had sold out in the UK, but hinted that more could be released ahead of next month's celebrations.
The figures are already being sold for a multiple on the Ebay sales platform.
The prices here range from 240 euros to 499 euros.
In the past few months and years, the toy manufacturer has developed a range of extraordinary Barbies.
For example, there is a Barbie doll owned by Sarah Gilbert, the developer of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
There are also Barbies by tennis player Naomi Osaka, pop legend David Bowie, singer Ella Fitzgerald and actress Elizabeth Taylor.
In June, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 70th jubilee on the throne.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are also traveling to this event.
It will be the first time the Queen has met her 11-month-old great-granddaughter Lilibet, who is named after the monarch's family nickname.
The celebrations begin on June 2 with the Trooping the Color parade in central London and are expected to last for several days.
The Queen's birthday is also celebrated.
As of April 21, Elizabeth II is 96 years old.
Recently she has been struggling with health problems, so it is unclear how many events she will attend.
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