Featured Image Credit: Reddit/Sankey2007
Topics: Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United, Premier League
Jack Kenmare
Topics: Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United, Premier League
A face-swap of Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Alex Ferguson has been made into an office decoration ahead of this week's Platinum Jubilee celebrations – and nobody at the workplace has noticed... yet.
With the Queen celebrating her 70th year on the throne, millions of people around the UK are set to attend street parties and official events, including a live pop concert at Buckingham Palace and a nationwide royal bake-off competition.
People have been getting into the spirit in recent days. In fact, last week, Reddit user u/Sankey2007 was asked to decorate his desk ahead of the four-day Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend.
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But instead of using a single picture of Queen Elizabeth, they decided to swap her face with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
"My office wants us to decorate our desks for the jubilee," u/Sankey2007 wrote on Reddit. "I’ve been putting up photos of the queen face swapped with Sir Alex Ferguson. Nobody’s noticed yet."
The post has since picked up over 5,000 upvotes and 200 comments, with one person saying: "Imagine how much extra time we’d get if AF was the Queen."
Another wrote: "I have to admit I didn't notice," while a third commented: "Seventy years on the Throne, You'll never sing that!"
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A fourth said: "I must say, that is quite ingenious sir."
Back in 1999, after Manchester United won the treble after scooping the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League titles, Ferguson was knighted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
"The Queen told me she doesn't think it will ever be achieved again - and she's right," Ferguson said afterwards.
"The culmination of three trophies was the pinnacle of my career and it has been rewarded with a knighthood."
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The Scot also revealed that he spoke to the Queen about their love for horses. "Her Majesty said she hoped I would have time for my horses - I own two and have shares in four," he said.
"Football management is such a pressurised thing - horseracing is a release. I'm also learning to play the piano - I'm quite determined - it's another release from the pressure of my job."
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