Duchess Catherine to get four waxworks

Tourist attraction Madame Tussauds have announced plans to unveil replica Duchess Catherine waxworks in four of their centres.

Britain's Duchess Catherine is to be immortalised in wax - four times.

The duchess - who is married to Prince William - will see replicas of herself placed in Madame Tussauds London, Blackpool, New York, and Amsterdam, with each model donning a different outfit.

The London waxwork will be placed next to that of Prince William and will be wearing a copy of the blue Issa dress she wore when the couple announced their engagement and a replica of her engagement ring.

The model in Blackpool, North West England, will wear a Jenny Packham dress, while the New York figure will don replica Alexander McQueen and in Amsterdam the waxwork will wear a lace Alice Temperley gown.

A spokeswoman for the Madame Tussauds said: "Madame Tussauds enjoys a close relationship with the British Royal Family dating back to William IV who was monarch when the first attraction opened in London in 1835."

The models - which cost £150,000 each to produce - will be unveiled in April ahead of Catherine and William's first wedding anniversary.