Queen Elizabeth II had been interacting with Paddington Bear well before her much-loved Platinum Jubliee sketch went viral.
Earlier this year, the Queen’s friendship with Paddington was celebrated in an illustration by British artist Eleanor Tomlinson.
The image, which is being shared by fans on social media following Her Majesty’s death, depicts the pair walking hand-in-hand alongside one of the queen’s beloved corgis.In the clip, the duo are sitting down for some afternoon tea with the beloved animated bear. At one point, Paddington accidentally splattered some food on a butler’s face, before revealing he had a marmalade sandwich stashed away for safekeeping.supports HTML5 video
The Queen then did one better, unclasping her handbag on the table to reveal she had a sandwich of her own. The first artist to perform on stage for the Jubilee concert was Queen, with Adam Lambert singing as lead in place of the late Freddie Mercury.What a pair.
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