Viewers were in tears as the Memorable Moment TV Bafta award was awarded to Paddington bear having tea with the late Queen during the Platinum Jubilee: Party At The Palace celebrations on the BBC. Queen Elizabeth II surprised the world when she appeared in a heart-warming sketch with the adorable bear to celebrate her 70 year reign on Saturday, June 4 last year.
The animated bear visited Buckingham Palace for afternoon tea and the Queen beamed as she produced a marmalade sandwich from her handbag. After her death in September, at the age of 96, mourners left teddy bears and marmalade sandwiches among the floral tributes outside her royal residences.
In a stunning moment at the awards, televised on BBC One, the camera panned to Paddington applauding in the audience as the winner was called out and gasps could be heard. Actor Simon Farnaby, who played a footman in the video, went on stage to accept the gong at the 2023 British Academy Television Award.
