The Queen was joined by Paddington Bear for a surprise heartfelt sketch during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this year – but how did their special 'relationship' begin?

After the Jubilee, artist Eleanor Tomlinson painted an image of the Queen and Paddington walking together hand-in-hand, which quickly went viral on social media.

The late Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear had a very special relationship — one so deep that one man even got their bond tattooed on himself.

Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, social media has been filled with content linking the British monarch to the classic children's character Paddington Bear — But why?

Why is Queen Elizabeth II associated with Paddington Bear? This is the fascinating history of the monarch's connection to the loveable brown bear and cultural icon.

Here's the Sweet Direction That Helped Queen Elizabeth Nail Her Lines in Paddington Bear Sketch A royal source said that Buckingham Palace refrained from commenting on the clip to make sure they ...

Queen Elizabeth II had been interacting with Paddington Bear well before her much-loved Platinum Jubliee sketch went viral. The Queen died on Thursday at Balmoral, aged 96, and since then people ...

But 2014 and 2017, when the first two films were released, were different times. The third film— Paddington in Peru— arrives in big bad 2025, when Paddington has truly become a cultural behemoth.

A tattoo artist has inked a touching tribute image of Queen Elizabeth II walking hand in hand with Paddington Bear. Jon Malvern, 39, tattooed the image at his studio Tattoo Central in Benidorm ...

After the Jubilee, artist Eleanor Tomlinson painted an image of the Queen and Paddington walking together hand-in-hand, which quickly went viral on social media.