Chalk pavement portrait among amazing street art honouring the Queen

This pavement portrait of the Queen is among an array of street art depicting Britain’s longest serving monarch after her death aged 96.

Chalk artist Julian Beever left passers-by mesmerised with his tribute to Her Majesty on the sidewalk near Trafalgar Square in central London.

Three-year-old Violent Williams, pictured watching Mr Beever at work, was among hundreds of fans who stopped to admire the renowned 3-D pavement artist’s work.

He has become known for his ‘anamorphic illusions’ – drawn to create 3-D impressions when seen from a particular viewpoint.

Elsewhere, artist Pegasus created a mural of the Queen waving to crowds against a Union Jack backdrop, accompanied by the words God Save The King.

Located in the East End, the tribute is more than two metres in length and took eight hours to complete.

Pegasus, based in north London, raised eyebrows after celebrating the Queen’s 63-year-reign by painting a picture of her partially naked in 2015.

Fortunately the creation did not get him thrown in the tower – and he was able to leave a smaller version of his latest offering outside the gates of Buckingham Palace.

Pegasus said: ‘My final Elizabeth II portrait was painted in tribute to our glorious Queen was completed just as the sad news broke.

‘Queen Elizabeth is unique as she has always lived her reputation-defining reign, but now, history stops as we say goodbye to our beloved Sovereign.’

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Meanwhile a replica of the Queen produced by a Canadian student using tape has been hailed the ‘best tribute ever’.

Matt Palandra, a computer engineering student at the University of Toronto, devoted seven hours to making an A4 image of the monarch, which has now gone viral.  

Palandra, 19, also made a video showing how he created the artwork, which has been viewed on social media more than 7million times.

He was inspired by a black and white photograph of Her Majesty, which he said ‘spoke to me’.

After printing the image, he used a separate piece of paper to plot which parts of his work would be darker, including the highlights in her hair and her pupils.

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He then layered several bits of tape on top of each other to ensure the darker parts would stand out.

Despite his online success, Palandra is a relative novice to the craft, a hobby he took up just a few weeks ago.

‘On the day I made the art, I posted a video of it to TikTok and within the first hour or so, it was at 8,000 views.

‘And then the next morning I woke up and I had million of views and it was kind of a shock. I didn’t think it would be so well-received, but I was definitely happy with it.’

The world’s tallest building was illuminated with an image of Her Majesty as nations across the globe paid tribute.

Downing Street will lead the nation in a minute’s silence for the monarch on Sunday at 8pm – the night before her state funeral.