Watch the creepy drive-by of a Queen Elizabeth wax figure go past St Mary's hospital

The Queen appeared in a black cab outside St Mary's Hospital in London, where Kate Middleton has just given birth to her third child.

Only it wasn't really Her Majesty, but a lifelike waxwork mannequin dressed in a pink jacket and pearls.

The crowd of royal fans waiting outside the Paddington hospital found the bizarre prank "very funny", according to onlookers. The black cab attracted instant attention and many rushed to the door for a look inside, before having to be told "it's wax".

It wasn't immediately clear who had planned the joke, as media and well-wishers waited for a sighting of Kate and the baby boy after Prince William left the Lindo wing promising to be "back in a minute".

Daily Mail