''Monkey Queen'' is a series of signed and unsigned screenprints by the graffiti artist

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, released in 2003.

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Banksy's ''Monkey Queen'' is an inflammatory portrait of

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

. The monkey is pictured in the Queen's jewels and her coiffed hair, in front of a

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-style target background. The work was released as a series of 150 signed and 600 unsigned screenprints. A version of the work sold for £62,750 at Bonham's Banksy Online Sale in 2021

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{{Britain-stub Cultural depictions of Elizabeth II Works by Banksy