Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

A look at the flowers and tributes left at Green Dragon Square, Leicester in memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who passed away on the 8th September 2022 at her Balmoral estate.  RIP your Majesty and Thank You. 

The annual Desford Scarecrow Festival returned over the August Bank Holiday with a theme of "The Reigning Years" a celebration of events that have occured during HRH Queen Elizabeth II`s reign. The theme "The Reigning Years" offered the creative residents and businesses of Desford a wide variety of options upon which to base their creations, many chose the Royals as a theme with a number of interpretations of the Queens famous parachute entry into the 2012 Olympics alongside Daniel Craig's James Bond. There where some fun interpretations of her majesty's faithful canine friends too with a highlight being a Corgi street party in Manor Gardens (renamed Royal Gardens for the occasion and detailing the lives of the royal family though the decades. The beatles arrived in a classic green car and we took a trip to the club tropicana. There was a Newsflash when the BBC (which celebrates its 100 year centenary in 2022) inspired one creator who turned their front gard...

On 13 April 2017 HRH Queen Elizabeth II visited Leicester, Traveling through the city Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh where greeted by hundreds of flag waving royal fans lining the route before attending a traditional Maundy Thursday service at the cathedral. During Royal Maundy service the monarch distributed special minted money to 91 men and 91 women - representing each of her 91 years. My Video features the anticipation of the Royal car and offers you front row seats as Her Royal Highness passes by, later we see guests leaving as the royal standard is lowered.

As HRH Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th official Birthday in the Mall Leicester`s Jubilee Square was Transformed into a garden party fit for a Queen with street performers dressed as Beefeaters on stilts, comedy Duo "The Gossips", Artist Ali Agayev from Leicester Art Zone and a variety of Dance and musical acts on stage. Attendees where encouraged to enjoy a selection of hand made cakes and organic food provided by Debbie Campbell cakes And Picks Organic Farms. Like all good parties (after a sing-a-long "Happy Birthday") we where treated to a slice of Royal Birthday Sponge Cake as the Swinging Brass Band Played a rendition of Happy Birthday. My film aims to capture the atmosphere of this event and features a selection of the acts performing. Happy 90th Birthday Ma`am.

On 3rd June 2012 hundreds of boats formed a flotilla to escort HRH Queen Elizabeth II on a pageant along the River Thames as part of her Jubilee Celebrations. The flotilla was headed by the man powered Gloriana followed (later on) by the Royal Family aboard the new Royal Barge Spirit Of Chartwell. In all more than 1,000 vessels took part in the event and my video filmed from the banks of the river shows just a few of them as they pass alongside the houses of parliament and beneath Westminster bridge.