Queen Elizabeth II makes shock cameo in Paddington movie two years after death

The precocious late Queen Elizabeth II died aged 96 successful September 2022 - the aforesaid twelvemonth she appeared alongside Paddington for a skit aired during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations

The precocious Queen Elizabeth II is making a astonishment Hollywood movie cameo.

Her Majesty, who died aged 96 connected 8 September 2022 astatine her beloved Balmoral property successful Scotland, volition beryllium appearing successful Paddington successful Peru erstwhile it is released connected 8 November aft a seven-year hold from the past sequel astir the marmalade loving bear.

The precocious monarch was famed for her consciousness of amusive erstwhile it came to getting progressive successful Hollywood stunts – appearing with Daniel Craig successful a James Bond sketch to people the commencement of the London Olympics successful 2012.

She besides sat down with a mentation of Paddington for beverage and a marmalade sandwich for a skit filmed for her 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A conception of footage of her with the CGI carnivore volition marque up her cameo successful Paddington 3, which volition prima The Crown histrion Olivia Colman.

Approval from Buckingham Palace was needed to usage the Paddington footage featuring the Queen, and the shaper of Paddington 3 said the royal family was “very blessed for it to happen”.

Ron Halpern, caput of planetary productions astatine Studiocanal, which is down the carnivore film, added to Variety its usage came “with the consent and statement of the royal household”.

Producer Rosie Alison added to the publication: “(The royal family) were really precise blessed for it to happen. But we don’t similar to marque a large woody of it, due to the fact that Paddington’s evidently a precise humble fellow.”

Olivia, 50, said she “signed without hesitation” to look successful Paddington 3, and volition instrumentality to the franchise to play nun the Reverend Mother.

She said: “Paddington is conscionable the champion idiosyncratic successful the full wide world. Imagine if everyone was similar Paddington – wouldn’t that beryllium lovely?”

The movie volition follows the iconic bear, which is animated and voiced by histrion Ben Whishaw, 44, arsenic helium travels overseas to sojourn Aunt Lucy successful his homeland of Peru.