{"id":2168404,"date":"2025-11-20T12:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2168404"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:54:10","slug":"william-and-catherine-meet-paddington-at-royal-variety-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/william-and-catherine-meet-paddington-at-royal-variety-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"William and Catherine meet Paddington at Royal Variety Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Prince and Princess of Wales shook hands with Paddington Bear and discussed marmalade sandwiches backstage at this year&#8217;s Royal Variety Performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paddington, in the form of an actor in a costume from the beloved bear&#8217;s new West End musical, performed for the royal couple at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince William said the performance was &#8220;fantastic&#8221;, before adding: &#8220;Your sandwich looks very nice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Catherine, Princess of Wales, said their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were &#8220;very sad&#8221; to miss the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paddington has a close connection with the Royal Family, after the character famously appeared in a sketch with the late Queen Elizabeth II for her Platinum Jubilee in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 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Stephen Fry, fresh from his appearance on The Celebrity Traitors, and singer Jessie J.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jessie J with her hands on the Princess of Wales's shoulders as they are in conversation, with Stephen Fry in the background slightly smiling \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"679\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4L6dTslQ1dq7T01cDOWNCQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY3OTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/d3cb6b94bd8eefc5ae051938248d6cc5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 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Celebrity Traitors appearance with Prince William.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Sir Stephen Fry in a dinner jacket with a colourful spotty bow tie and his hands in the air\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YNC5AyI0X3inoQapYmjCaw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/70339d517a170c29a935a1d4f0c87f83\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 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