The bear has popped up frequently during the tributes to the Queen, following their Jubilee sketch.
Paddington toys have been left among the flowers and pictures outside the Queen's palaces
Paddington teddies and marmalade sandwiches have been placed among the tributes - so many, in fact, that the Royal Parks have asked mourners not to leave any more.to broadcast the Paddington film on Saturday instead of the Strictly Come Dancing launch programme, with its sequel scheduled to follow coverage of the funeral on Monday.
It was a reassuring appearance from the smiling monarch despite the fact she could not attend the main live event itself because of her health. Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who worked on both the Queen's appearance with James Bond for the London Olympic Games opening ceremony in 2012 and the Paddington sketch, said the monarch put in "a brilliantly-timed comic performance".
The sketch culminated with the pair tapping their teacups in time to the famous rhythm of pop band Queen's We Will Rock You, as the group opened the concert in front of Buckingham Palace.It "wasn't an easy task" for her to act opposite a character who was not there, only being inserted later using computer-generated animation, Cottrell-Boyce added.
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