Buckingham Palace on Saturday launched a brand new portrait displaying Camilla, Queen Consort posing with lots of of Paddington and teddy bears left outdoors Queen Elizabeth‘s royal residences as a tribute to the late monarch following her dying on Sept. 8.
The palace introduced that over 1,000 Paddingtons and teddy bears will probably be professionally cleaned earlier than they’re donated and delivered to Barnardo’s kids charity. Elizabeth had an in depth reference to Barnardo’s, and Her Majesty in 2016 handed the patronage of Barnardo’s to the then-Duchess of Cornwall.
In response to the palace, the greater than 1,000 bears are being nicely taken care of at Buckingham Palace, Clarence Home and within the Royal Parks nursery situated in Hyde Park. As for Camilla’s picture, it was taken within the Morning Room at Clarence Home on Thursday, which additionally marked the sixty fourth anniversary of the publication of the primary Paddington bear guide.
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The palace additionally introduced that, with assist of Shire horses and nearly 200 volunteers, it sensitively cleared out the tributes. The hope is that the bears will probably be liked for a few years to return by kids supported by Barnardo’s.
“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was Barnardo’s Patron for over 30 years, and we’re honoured to have the ability to give properties to the teddies that individuals left in her reminiscence,” mentioned Larry Perry, the charity’s chief government. “We promise to take care of these bears who will probably be well-loved and produce pleasure to the youngsters we help.”
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He added, “We’re extremely grateful to Her Majesty The Queen Consort for her help in serving to us to boost consciousness of the wants of weak kids and younger folks within the UK in order that we will proceed to help them via our very important companies.”
Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear have a candy historical past. Actually, the queen and Paddington Bear again in June kicked off her star-studded Platinum Occasion on the Palace in a sketch filmed in March. Within the sketch, Elizabeth sits throughout Paddington as they’re about to embark on a day tea. Paddington seems to be up and says, “Thanks for having me. I do hope you’re having a beautiful Jubilee.” The queen then asks Paddington if he desires tea and he says, “Oh, sure, please” earlier than he throws all manners — and royal etiquette, for that matter — out the window when he will get up on his chair and begins chugging out of the teapot. It’s hilarious from begin to end.
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“Her Majesty is well-known for her sense of humour, so it needs to be no shock that she determined to participate in tonight’s sketch,” a palace spokesperson mentioned on the time. “There was an curiosity within the filming and animation course of and the chance to ask a well-known bear to tea was simply an excessive amount of to overlook.”
The queen’s relationship with Paddington was accentuated in September when mourners left marmalade sandwiches at her floral tribute outdoors the palace. However, when the marmalade sandwiches began piling up, the Royal Parks group requested mourners to cease leaving sandwiches on the tribute “due to the destructive influence on the park’s wildlife.”
Then, whereas mourners waited in line to see the late monarch’s coffin Mendacity in State at Westminster Corridor, Prince William made a shock go to and was seen shaking fingers with a Paddington Bear plush toy.
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