Paddington and the Queen

Paddington Bear has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death aged 96. Buckingham Palace announced Her Majesty died on Thursday September 8 ...

Sharing a photo of the Queen’s profile in her youth, Mirren wrote: ‘I’m mourning along with the rest of my country, the passing of a great Queen. ‘We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother. [King Charles, and daughter Princess Anne](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/queen-died-with-charles-and-anne-by-side-as-others-dashed-to-balmoral-17332682/) by her side. We mourn a woman, who, with or without the crown, was the epitome of nobility.’ The actress, who received her Damehood in 2003, starred as Queen Elizbabeth II in the 2006 film The Queen, and in the 2013 West End play The Audience. A third wrote: ‘Oh Paddington, that just got me. [What happens next following the death of the Queen](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-what-happens-next-from-mourning-period-to-funeral-17326775/) [Will there be a bank holiday to mourn the Queen?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/will-there-be-a-bank-holiday-to-mourn-the-queen-17331207/) [Britain officially enters period of mourning after death of Queen](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/britain-officially-enters-period-of-mourning-after-death-of-queen-17328512/) [King Charles coronation: When might it be and will it be a bank holiday?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/queen-death-will-we-get-a-bank-holiday-for-king-charles-iiis-coronation-17333828/) [Map shows procession route for Queen lying in state](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/procession-route-for-the-queens-state-funeral-confirmed-17333161/) [Sign the book of condolence](https://metro.co.uk/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-tributes-condolence-book/) [to Her Majesty](https://metro.co.uk/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-tributes-condolence-book/) [described the late monarch as the ‘epitome of nobility’](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-dame-helen-mirren-pays-poignant-tribute-17330191/). Mirren, who received her Damehood in 2003, starred as Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film The Queen, and in the 2013 West End play The Audience [ live blog](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queens-health-latest-concerns-royal-family-gather-head-to-balmoral-16453313/) for the latest updates. [Buckingham Palace](https://metro.co.uk/tag/buckingham-palace/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK1) announced [ Her Majesty died](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-the-uks-longest-reigning-monarch-dies-aged-96-17324332/) on Thursday September 8 surrounded by the royal family at Balmoral castle. [Queen Elizabeth II ](https://metro.co.uk/tag/queen-elizabeth-ii/)has died after 70 years on the throne, with her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.

The video saw Paddington delighted to learn that The Queen shares his love of marmalade sandwiches, with the Queen opening her iconic handbag to reveal her very ...

The short sees the bear congratulate the Queen on her reign, with Paddington exclaiming: “Happy Jubilee Ma’am. [Paddington Bear](https://deadline.com/tag/paddington-bear/), who starred with the Queen in a special short film to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, gave a brief but poignant message for his dining companion on Twitter. For everything.” Her Majesty simply replies “That’s very kind.”

Tributes have been flooding in for The Queen, who it has been confirmed has died at the age of 96, with a particularly sweet message from her friend ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II was confirmed at 6.30pm BST on Thursday 8 September 2022, in a statement from the Palace that read: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. As one said: "The recent video at the Platinum Jubilee with The Queen and Paddington was one of the loveliest things I've seen for sometime ... MORE:

The late monarch and the beloved children's character had tea together in a memorable video for her Platinum Jubilee.

Paddington guzzled tea from the teapot and the two showed each other where they stashed marmalade sandwiches in case of an emergency. [“died peacefully,”](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/queen-elizabeth-dead_n_55e8b4bbe4b093be51baf0c4) the palace said, ending her 70-year reign. [thrilled the crowd](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/queen-elizabeth-paddington-bear-tea-platinum-jubilee_n_629d707ee4b05fe694f5fb59) gathered outside of Buckingham Palace.

Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who co-wrote the Platinum Jubilee Paddington sketch, said the Queen was properly acting in the scene with the CGI bear.

The writer said the Queen had more lines in the Paddington sketch than in the Bond one “partly because it was a lot cheaper to film her than it was to film Paddington,” the writer admitted. The final scene of the sketch features the real Queen tapping out the rhythm of (the band) Queen’s “We Will Rock You” with a teaspoon onto a bone china cup before the real-life rockers, fronted by Adam Lambert, took the stage. “On the day that we were filming, she said to Danny Boyle, ‘I think I think I should have a line.’ So she bagged that line, there wasn’t a line in the script – she improv’d,” Cottrell Boyce recalled. He also revealed that for the 2012 Olympics sketch, in which the Queen appeared to jump out of a helicopter alongside James Bond, she specifically requested to have a line from director Danny Boyle. “I think she had it in her, don’t you?” Munchetty said, to which Cottrell Boyce replied “Oh definitely.” “And you’ve got to remember that that’s real acting that’s going on there.

Paddington Bear, who starred alongside Queen Elizabeth II in a video celebrating her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year, shared a message following the ...

[click here](https://www.eonline.com/news/1320853/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-at-96-victoria-beckham-elton-john-and-more-pay-tribute-to-monarch). News App](https://eonline.onelink.me/ItsS/1b3e9f57) [Platinum Jubilee in June](https://www.eonline.com/news/1333468/watch-queen-elizabeth-iis-return-to-acting-with-a-fan-favorite-friend), Paddington and Queen Elizabeth II were seen meeting (with a little CGI help, of course) to enjoy tea together. 8 message read](https://twitter.com/paddingtonbear/status/1567931094858702850). [British monarch passed away](https://www.eonline.com/news/1307274/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-at-96) on Sept. [penned from figures around the world](https://www.eonline.com/news/1320853/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-at-96-victoria-beckham-elton-john-and-more-pay-tribute-to-monarch) who have honored the Queen's legacy.

Paddington Bear, "Queen Kong" and other messages for Queen Elizabeth II left at Buckingham Palace.

One said to the other: "She's been with us since I was a little girl," to which her friend replied: "I know she was our Queen." and "Queen Kong". Thank you for every memory."

Paddington, the children's book bear, and the late British monarch appeared together in a sweet video celebrating Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee.

And Paddington himself honored the late queen in a poignant message on his official Twitter page on Thursday. The two-and-a-half minute video premiered on the BBC in June as part of the Jubilee celebrations. Though Paddington never actually meets the queen in the book, he spots her in one of the palace's windows. Near the end of the video, Paddington congratulates the queen on her unprecedented 70 years on the throne. In the video, the queen and The CGI version of Paddington is voiced in the clip by Ben Whishaw, who also voiced the bear in the 2014 movie “Paddington" and the 2017 sequel "Paddington 2."