The publishers commissioned an illustrator, Peggy Fortnum, and the very first book A Bear Called Paddington was published on 13th October 1958. Just a week later, he had tons of content, sent the book to his agent who liked i and it was accepted by William Collins & Sons (now Harper Collins). They called it Paddinton as they lived near to the station and that little bear inspired him to start writing. Coming home from work late one Christmas Eve, in Selfridges London he found a solitary bear left on a shelf, felt sorry for it, and brought it home for his wife. Bond worked for the BBC as a cameraman but he loved to write. Paddington was born in 1958 by the pen of Michael Bond. They also decided that he should have two birthdays a year (just like the Queen!) and so he celebrates these on 25th June and 25th December. When he was found by The Browns at Paddington Station, Paddington wasn’t too sure how old he was so the Browns decided to start again at one.
Lucky old Paddington! Such an unlikely pair, it was heartwarming, and she looked so well.Īnd of course they always had something in common. I'm sure many of us wish we’d had the chance to have afternoon tea and a marmalade sandwich with the Queen.
Similar to the sketch with James Bond at the London Olympic Celebrations, also penned by Cottrell-Boyce. We all saw a side of her, we didn't often see.
What a joy and what a fabulous way to start the celebrations. Such a wonderful script written by the talented Frank Cottrell-Boyce and the Queen pulling out a marmalade sandwich from her handbag. When Buckingham Palace came up with the idea of a tea party to open the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations with Paddington, it was genius. Paddington Bear, like our late Queen, is such a beloved character, who has become an important part of our history having been around for more than 6 decades, and we have taken him into our hearts.
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