Fri. Jul 5th, 2024

How That Paddington Bear Sketch With Queen Elizabeth Nearly Fell Apart<!-- wp:html --><p>Jonathan Brady / Getty Images</p> <p>Welcome to this week’s edition of <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsletters?newsletter=royalist&tdb_source=royalist&tdb_medium=top_article">Royalist</a>, The Daily Beast’s newsletter for all things royal and Royal Family. Subscribe <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsletters?newsletter=royalist&tdb_source=royalist&tdb_medium=top_article">here</a> to get it in your inbox every Sunday.</p> <p>Sticky situation</p> <p>The famous Paddington Bear sketch, which made the fictional bear synonymous with <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/queen-elizabeth-ii">Queen Elizabeth II</a>, after she appeared alongside the character in a skit for the Platinum Jubilee, very nearly didn’t happen.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-that-paddington-bear-sketch-with-queen-elizabeth-nearly-fell-apart">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Sticky situation

The famous Paddington Bear sketch, which made the fictional bear synonymous with Queen Elizabeth II, after she appeared alongside the character in a skit for the Platinum Jubilee, very nearly didn’t happen.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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