Queen Elizabeth lookalike to give up job after 34 years out of respect

Mary Reynolds, 89, who lives in Epping, Essex, first became a lookalike in 1988 but was first told she looked like the late monarch when she was 17. Photo: Mary Reynolds website

A lookalike of Queen Elizabeth II has said she is quitting the job after 34 years "out of respect” following the monarch’s death, but will still keep her outfits in memory of a woman who "felt like part of the family”.

Mary Reynolds, 89, who lives in Epping, Essex, first became a lookalike in 1988 but was first told she looked like the late monarch when she was 17.