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Paddington at the Palace

December 3, 2022 at 10:52 am Leave a comment

More than 1,000 bears were donated to Barnardo’s children charity by Queen Consort Camilla.

In the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth’s death the entrance to Buckingham Palace was flooded not only with flowers, but with loads of Paddington Bear toys in tribute to the late monarch. More than 1,000 of these Paddington Bear toys have been collected by the Queen Consort and were donated to Barnardo’s children charity. Barnardo’s is a charity for disadvantaged and vulnerable children founded by Thomas Barnardo in 1866.

On 21 November the charity held its annual “Young Supporters Concert” at the Royal Albert Hall, and during our latest trip to London we were able to grab the opportunity to visit this concert and listen to hundreds of young people singing along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (below).

There are two links between the monarch and the “bear from darkest Peru”: back in 1986, children’s author Michael Bond wrote the book ‘Paddington at the Palace’ when Paddington visits Buckingham Palace, but doesn’t get to meet the Queen. And in June 2022, during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Paddington at last was allowed to meet the 96 years old monarch. He made a cameo appearance in the official Jubilee celebration, where the bear and the Queen had tea together and found a shared love for marmalade sandwiches in a short film.

➡️ Article: Time Out London (with pictures from Buckingham Palace)

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