The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022 was preceded by a short skit featuring Queen Elizabeth II and Paddington having tea. This skit ran for two-and-a-half minutes and was kept secret by Buckingham Palace, BBC Studios and Heyday Films/Studiocanal until its release before the real concert.
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A short film opens with footage of a footman taking two tea cups to a table in Buckingham Palace and setting them in front of Paddington and HM the queen. Paddington declared: “Thank you for having me, I do hope you are having a lovely jubilee.” Paddington then offered to pour Her Majesty’s tea with predictably chaotic results, which included placing a paw on a cream bun which sprayed its filling all over a footman played by Simon Farnaby, the actor and writer who co-wrote Paddington 2 and is understood to have written the sketch.
Paddington then offered the queen a marmalade sandwich from underneath his hat before the queen opened her handbag and produced one of her own, telling Paddington: “I keep mine in here.” Paddington then said: “Happy Jubilee Ma’am. And thank you for everything.” The monarch replied, simply: “That’s very kind.”
The two-and-a-half minute clip ended with Farnaby moving to the window and saying: “The party is about to start your majesty.” The queen and the bear then started tapping out the beat of the band Queen’s We Will Rock You on a china teacup, which then meshed with the same song being played live as the opening track of the concert. The sketch was kept so completely secret that even Her Majesty’s children and grandchildren were said to have been taken by surprise.[1]
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See also[]
- The Tube - Elizabeth Line
- Freddy Peddington - Paddington as Freddy Mercury
Trivia[]
- Some of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren didn’t know about the skit before its release.[2]
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- „The Party is about to Start“ ( 4 Min at youtube )
