Queen Elizabeth skipped the Platinum Jubilee Pageant parade, but many brits had to do a double take when the golden carriage went by

Britain’s longest serving monarch was there in spirit as she appeared in hologram form.

A digital representation of the 96-year-old monarch’s younger self was projected onto the windows of the Gold State Coach.

The procession followed a similar route to the one taken by the 96-year-old queen on her coronation day.

This golden carriage was the same one that actually carried her to her coronation in 1953.

The eight horse-drawn, gilded carriage was featured in the parade for the first time in 20 years.

But instead of carrying the queen, it was an image of her, waving to the crowds as it drove through the streets of London.

The hologram is made up of dozens of different photographs of the Queen, layered using a complex arrangement of lenses to give it a three-dimensional effect.

The queen appearing as a hologram inside the 260-year-old golden carriage delighted the crowd roaring for their ruler.

In a statement released by the Palace, the queen says I may not have attended every event in person, my heart has been with you all.

More than 5,000 people were involved in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, which concluded the weekend of festivities celebrating the much loved royal.