Royal Brittania

April FlairIllustration - Rohan Eason

Date added: Tue 24 Apr 2012

This is a parody piece on on the role of Royal Britannia in this year of Great British Celebration. It was inspired by an idea for a great Pimms drinks advertisement. I wanted to choose something that represents the Great British Empire of old, this being a classic stiff upper British lip of a drink, So I picked the strongest of female figures, Royal Britannia herself, taking a well earned break after centuries of colonial conquest, sitting back, and taking a relaxed overview of the woes of the economy and struggles of a nation, happily sheltered in her beautiful English garden view window, enjoying a lttle drink. I think it is a very British feeling that we have this presigious history that somehow protects us from all the troubles of the world, but ironically we all suffer the same afflictions. Rohan Eason's portfolio.