Late Queen Elizabeth II to make surprise appearance in ‘Paddington 3’: Royal family is ‘very happy’
nypost.comduring the queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A photo of Paddington and Queen Elizabeth enjoying their tea will appear in one of the film’s scenes, according to Variety.
The subtle nod to the late queen reportedly got the thumbs up from the royal family.It came “with the consent and agreement of the royal household,” Ron Halpern, the head of global productions at France’s Studiocanal, said of the cameo.“[The royal family] were actually very happy for it to happen,” producer Rosie Alison added. “But we don’t like to make a big deal of it, because Paddington’s obviously a very modest fellow.”Paddington made headlines when he appeared in the surprise video unveiled during the “Platinum Party at the Palace” tribute concert outside Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2022.
The video, filmed at Windsor Castle, showed the marmalade-loving bear at tea with Her Majesty and behaving true to form — that is to say, clumsily.
After first drinking all of the tea directly from the queen’s teapot, he accidentally falls on an eclair and sprays a footman with cream.
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