A Singaporean dancer will portray the Queen in the Platinum Jubilee pageant later this year, in a move to represent the head of the Commonwealth as a global icon.
Janice Ho, 22, a third-year student at the London Contemporary Dance School, will open the 'Let's Celebrate' part of the pageant, playing the young Princess Elizabeth before she became Queen.
The dance, titled, Princess and the Dragon, will include a 14ft tall dragon puppet to symbolise the princess recognising her imminent power and responsibility.
Trigger, the arts group that created Ms Ho's act, had hoped its 'Bridgerton casting' would result in a woman of colour taking on the part.
Singaporean dancer Janice Ho, 22, will play the young Princess Elizabeth before she became Queen
The Netflix Regency drama has been praised for it's diverse actors, including Simone Ashley, who takes the leading role of Kate Sharma in its recently released second series.
The pageant will be Ms Ho's first professional role, having been cast from open auditions.
'I'm really excited to be able to perform to such a big crowd in countries across he Commonwealth,' she told The Sunday Telegraph.
'London is such a diverse place and being able to represent that is such a great opportunity.'
Casting the princess as a woman of colour has been done to celebrate her role as an international role model, said arts group. Pictured, Princess Elizabeth in 1944 at Windsor Castle
Ms Ho said that it is 'very important' to her that actors from the 'global majority' can showcase their talents, and said she was pleased by Bridgerton's casting.
She hopes to bring
