The Queen and Paddington Bear

The episode with Paddington was inspired. I loved it.

I didn't see any of the Jubille celebrations, due to being in Australia and tied up with enjoying my family. I saw the Queen and Paddington, though, from a posted link, and thought that it was lovely. HM is a good sport!

I can't agree with the suggestion that Charles will immediately step down in favour of William. Apart from the 'duty' aspect of it, which I'm sure will follow the Queen's example, he knows what it would be like for William and Catherine, and their children.

Charles and Anne were very young when their mother unexpectedly inherited the throne. They must, inevitably, have suffered as a result of so much of the Queen's time being taken up with matters of state. I'm convinced that Charles wants William and Catherine to enjoy as much freedom as they can, for as long as possible.

I loved it. Warmed the heart!

what a lovely surprise to see her with Paddington.I loved the moment when she produced the marmalade sandwich from he handbag.And it was a touching moment when Paddington thanked her for everything.

It was really lovely. She was so natural.

I thought it was a fabulous concert. Not all the acts were to my taste obviously but I felt the organisers had tried to have something for every one. The staging was immaculate and totally stunning. The star of the show without a shadow was the queen. I absolutely loved her appearance with Paddington. What terrific comic timing she has. I wonder how many takes it took to get it so spot on.

Adorable! She’s everyone’s Grandma ?

I've been "out-of-range" internet wise for the past 4or5 days, so just catching up on gransnet. This is the first thread to catch my eye!
I did watch most of the Jubilee celebrations on TV, & loved it all.
& thanks, I wondered what/where the green/white flag represented,(on the mall on Sat.,evening, & again on Sunday at the end of the pageant)!

Gillgran it’s the Devon flag (St Petrocs Cross). Wasn’t it an amazing few days? It was so good to see people and, especially, children having fun. Nothing anywhere in the world could match that x

Like many, I had no idea who the younger acts were, but the whole concert had something for all ages. I was very disappointed with Diana Ross and felt her performance was an anticlimax! Dame Shirley Bassey would have been a far better choice despite being older than Diana Ross
Queen and Adam Lambert were amazing and seeing Her Majesty and Paddington “playing” along with them was just unbelievable.
All-in-all the jubilee long weekend was a fantastic tribute to such a wonderful lady, our Queen.

The guy waving the huge Devon flag must have a very sore arm today. He was at it all weekend!

The whole event was so slick and polished, using 3 stages to avoid any gaps between performances. We are good at making it look so effortless to the world. If I had any criticism it would be that I would have liked to see some young children performing too.

Loved the bit with paddington. Pity about the concert finale

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Lovely!

It was a fun piece and reminded me of the James Bond entry at the O2.

Wasn't it wonderful, very British, have watched it about 3 times lol.

Brilliant, brilliant!! I loved the bit when she was tapping the spoon on the teacup in time to we will rock you!!

The comments here warmed my heart! How wonderful the whole weekend was. I wasn't able to watch yesterday as i was flying most of the day but I will catch up tomorrow in quiet. I will never stop supporting the Monarchy and i think, judging by the crowds and the loyalty they showed. that a republic is a long way away. We do not need s party political
President. Charles, followed by William and then George sounds good to me

I assumed the extra day of celebrations meant Friday and Monday so was surprised when the local shops all closed on Thursday! I also came late to the concert so missed about 30 minutes and Paddington! Thanks for the link. It was excellent.

I bet the organisers are relieved it all went so well though I was concerned that Diana Ross was going to fall up the steps with her flouncy frock.

Lovely to see how many young people were fully involved and had obviously worked/trained hard to honour HM.

George is obviously a child who needs his sleep! I had one like that. He seemed to perk up again towards the end.

I don’t see why Charles shouldn’t take up the role he’s trained for. He’s so much happier now with Camilla by his side.

Hopefully William’s children will be rather older before his turn comes about, so he will get to enjoy his delightful youngsters.

I did wonder if it was actually her when I saw it, thought it might have been an actress.

No, definitely HM.

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I did wonder if it was actually her when I saw it, thought it might have been an actress.

Pooh you were just jealous the Queen didn't invite you to tea and produce a honey sandwich from her handbag!

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What a fantastic weekend. Well done to all those organising it and all the participants. A wonderful event after dealing with covid and all that went with it. A great thank you to Her Majesty for all that she has done in the last 70 years. What an incredible Lady.