In pictures: Duchess of Cambridge unveils 'Hope' the whale at Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum has unveiled their new centrepiece – the skeleton of a blue whale that will greet visitors as they enter for the first time following a major revamp.

The huge mammal, known as ‘Hope’, replaces ‘Dippy’, the replica skeleton of a Diplodocus that stood in the Natural History Museum’s Hintze Hall for over 35 years.

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The 126-year-old mammal is over 25m long and weighs more than three tonnes – while also boasting an incredible back story about how she first came to be displayed in the Natural History Museum.
Here’s everything we know ahead of her public debut tomorrow.