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The Queen appeared in a pre-recorded video with Paddington Bear after pulling out of a number of Platinum Jubilee events due to mobility issues.

The publication added that Brian May played a guitar solo in front of a statue of Queen Victoria and subsequent performances included Diana Ross and Rod Stewart. When Paddington notes that he always keeps a sandwich for "emergencies," the Queen responds: So do I, I keep mine in here for later," before pulling a sandwich from her black purse. The CGI bear is voiced by Ben Whishaw.

KARREN BRADY was 'left speechless' when she had lunch with the Queen in Buckingham Palace.

Karren adds that the food was “spectacular”, although she is not entirely sure what she had because the menu was in French. Karren Brady, 53, has revealed that she was left lost for words during lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Despite having visited the Palace before, Karren says she was “extremely nervous” and cautious about not making a mistake. KARREN BRADY was "left speechless" when she had lunch with the Queen in Buckingham Palace.

Floating tea-cups and corgis. Fighter jets. Paddington Bear. Prince Louis. And soon: A huge golden carriage.

Two British icons, at the same table, discussing a mutual love for marmalade — or should we say “ma’amalade” sandwiches. A message reading “Thank you Ma’am” lit up the sky above Buckingham Palace Saturday night as a star-studded music concert unfolded. Emotional crowd members told The Washington Post that the queen has been “a constant for 70 years in a very changing and frightening world." On the ground, a parade starred 1,400 troops, hundreds of horses and a swarm of royal super fans. The Times of London called him the “royal jester," while The Sun could only find one, very British word for his display: cheeky. In the skies over Buckingham Palace, drones formed the shapes of floating teacups and giant corgis.

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The country was two years into a period of considerable hardship and the Queen realised that if she had dozens of hangers-on, it could have gone very awry and raised a lot of questions about who was footing the bill. Yet the balcony moment arguably showed the Queen at her most astute when it came to reading the public mood. George VI – who had remained living at the palace despite it being bombed nine times – was right alongside him to revel in (and become explicitly associated with) the victory. With cigar in mouth and having apparently partaken a drink, the PM had already addressed Londoners from the Ministry of Health balcony earlier that day. Yet if the public display of affection was entirely off-the-cuff, it arguably couldn’t have been better scripted. Time and again down the years, they have used appearances there – with considerable shrewdness, it has to be said – to emphasise and maintain their place at the heart of the nation.” “And it was ours because we were young.” He visited troops 450 times and, famously, changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the more anglicised Windsor. When HG Wells later called him “uninspiring and alien”, he took some offence. The appearance was the first of what is generally considered a “good war” for the king. From war victory celebrations to wedding kisses, the balcony has become one of the royal’s most effective bits of kit in both engaging Britons and entwining itself within the fabric of the nation. Yet perhaps six key moments show just how crucial the platform has become to continuing the royal story, while this year’s appearance may indicate the future of the monarchy. “The cheering was terrific [but] please God it may be soon over.”

Royal fans are hoping for an appearance by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace after a colorful street pageant through London on Sunday.

Later Sunday, celebrities including singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will belt out “God Save The Queen” outside Buckingham Palace as a finale to the pageant. She has limited her appearances in recent months due to what the palace describes as “episodic mobility issues.” She also had COVID-19 this spring. Some came for the celebrities who will be performing, while others wanted to be part of a historical moment. Royal fans were hoping to see another glimpse of the 96-year-old monarch later at Buckingham Palace, where the parade ends. It’s something special, so if you are going to do it you’ve got to go big or go home,” said Shaun Wallen, 50. The celebrities paid tribute to the queen’s decades of service to the U.K. and the Commonwealth. Prince Charles, her eldest son and heir to the throne, highlighted his mother’s role as a symbol of unity and stability through the decades.

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Jill Biden also says in the interview that her divorce from her first husband taught her to be independent and that she has drilled that lesson into her daughter and granddaughters. The first lady has revealed that and more in a new interview in the June-July issue of Harper's Bazaar. The magazine is featuring Jill Biden on its cover and says it's the first time in its 155-year history that a U.S. first lady has been so prominently featured. "People are watching the family dynamic to see if there are tensions, and there would be a huge outcry, I think, if we see Prince Andrew on the balcony. As a young woman, the princess donned her military uniform and stood alongside Winston Churchill to celebrate the end of World War II in 1945. So was Prince Andrew, who has been disgraced by a sex scandal and his links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Every June, the extended royal family put on their finest uniforms, hats and frocks and gather to mark the queen's birthday, celebrated with an extravagant military parade known as Trooping the Color and concluding with the balcony moment after the Royal Air Force flies past.