Greater than 1,000 Paddington bears and different teddies left in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II in London and Windsor can be donated to a youngsters’s charity, Buckingham Palace stated Saturday.
Mourners left hundreds of tributes, together with flowers and teddy bears, outdoors Buckingham Palace and in royal parks in London and outdoors Windsor Fort in an outpouring of grief after the U.Okay.’s longest-reigning monarch died on Sept. 8 at age 96.
The queen grew to become linked to Paddington bear, one other British nationwide treasure, after the 2 appeared collectively in a brief comedy video throughout Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this 12 months to mark the monarch’s 70 years on the throne. The video, which featured the queen taking afternoon tea with a computer-animated Paddington bear, noticed her telling the bear that she shared his love for marmalade sandwiches — and that she preferred to cover them in her purse “for later.”
Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear having cream tea at Buckingham Palace taken from a movie that was proven at BBC’s Platinum Occasion on the Palace. (Buckingham Palace/Studio Canal/BBC Studios/Heyday Movies/PA Wire/Handout through REUTERS)
Buckingham Palace and the royal parks stated Saturday the a whole bunch of bears left in tribute of the queen can be professionally cleaned earlier than being delivered to Barnado’s, a youngsters’s charity.
Elizabeth was patron of the charity for over 30 years, and in 2016 she handed the patronage to Camilla, the spouse of King Charles III and now referred to as the Queen Consort.
“We’re honoured to have the ability to provides properties to the teddies that folks left in her reminiscence,” stated Lynn Perry, chief govt of Barnardo’s. “We promise to take care of these bears who can be well-loved and convey pleasure to the youngsters we help.”
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