In 2022, Paddington Bear enjoyed tea with Queen Elizabeth II for a sketch celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. Naturally, the charming short film quickly went viral and did so again later that year following the Queen's death in September. In fact, for many people the sketch took on new meaning, with thousands sharing a drawing of the Queen holding hands with Paddington to pay tribute to her.
It was such a sensation that director Dougal Wilson knew he had to make reference to it in new film Paddington in Peru, a threequel which sees our beloved bear (voiced as ever by Ben Whishaw) searching for his missing Aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton) in the Amazon rainforest.
