--- title: Rihanna-Queen Elizabeth Photoshops: Internet Reactions description: Following a weekend of disco ball-inspired frivolity at Coachella, Rihanna began a photoshop project that has since caused a bit of a stir. canonical: https://time.com/4752409/rihanna-queen-elizabeth-photoshops-internet-reactions/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-24T15:31:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:04.132Z og:title: Rihanna Is Photoshopping Queen Elizabeth's Head Onto Her Body og:description: And the Internet doesn't know what to think og:url: https://time.com/4752409/rihanna-queen-elizabeth-photoshops-internet-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6b79d7308ff2ad9/6988ca64a988ca04eb6bbe4d/rihanna-queen.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: rihanna-queen og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rihanna Is Photoshopping Queen Elizabeth's Head Onto Her Body twitter:description: And the Internet doesn't know what to think twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6b79d7308ff2ad9/6988ca64a988ca04eb6bbe4d/rihanna-queen.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rihanna Is Photoshopping Queen Elizabeth's Head Onto Her Body and the Internet Doesn't Know What to Think  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 24, 2017 3:31 PM CUT  Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho, Max Mumby—Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 24, 2017 3:31 PM CUT Following a weekend of [disco ball-inspired frivolity](http://time.com/4742284/coachella-2017-rihanna-bodysuit/ "undefined") at Coachella, [Rihanna](http://time.com/4715087/rihanna-shadow-lookalike-photo-internet-reactions/ "undefined") began a photoshop project that has since caused a bit of an online stir. The [_ANTI_ artist](http://time.com/4198509/rihanna-anti-review/ "undefined") took to [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/badgalriri/ "undefined") Sunday to share a series of photos of Queen Elizabeth II’s head superimposed on some of her most notable looks. Beginning Sunday with a shot of her all-green ensemble from the 2015 iHeart Radio Music Awards captioned — in the [words of Kendrick Lamar](http://time.com/4721121/kendrick-lamar-humble-video-stretch-marks/ "undefined") — “be humble,” Rih has posted a steady stream of the edited pictures. There’s one of the Queen wearing the infamous [Yves Saint Laurent red fur heart coat](https://www.instagram.com/p/BTMbz6rjGrs/?taken-by=badgalriri "undefined"), one from Rihanna’s recent [_Paper Magazine_ shoot](https://www.instagram.com/p/BTMygs8jZaa/?taken-by=badgalriri "undefined") and even one of Her Majesty decked out in Rih’s already iconic [Coachella outfit](https://www.instagram.com/p/BTMdG9bjNK6/?taken-by=badgalriri "undefined"). However, while some fans [loved the photoshops](https://twitter.com/craig%5Fg%5Fmo/status/856448950483734528 "undefined"), others said they felt the pictures were [disrespectful to the Royal Family](https://twitter.com/zurdobucanero/status/856331094341410817 "undefined"). “Why is Rihanna posting disturbing pics of the Queen on insta?,” one Twitter user wrote. 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