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BBC viewers were left in tears after Paddington 2 was broadcast in a touching tribute to the late Queen.

Paddington was handed a special place in the broadcasters' TV schedule for the day of the Queen's funeral.

Paddington become synonymous with Her Majesty following a sweet sketch
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Paddington become synonymous with Her Majesty following a sweet sketchCredit: AFP
The lovable bear met the Queen before her Platinum Jubilee Palace party
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The lovable bear met the Queen before her Platinum Jubilee Palace partyCredit: BBC

The lovable bear become synonymous with Her Majesty following a sweet sketch which was filmed for the Platinum Jubilee.

That sketch showed the Queen offering her customary good-humoured hospitality to the clumsy bear, and pulling a marmalade sandwich out of her iconic handbag.

It was a reassuring appearance from the smiling monarch - despite not being able to attend the live event itself because of her health.

Since the Queen's death, a number of Paddington tributes have been left at Buckingham Palace in honour of Her Majesty.

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It included a marmalade sandwich, enclosed in a bag with a note reading: "For later."

Following her state funeral on Monday afternoon, viewers soon turned their attention to the BBC's coverage of the second instalment of Paddington.

And many were soon left in "floods of tears" as they reminisced the Queen's involvement with the marmalade-eating bear.

Alongside an array of sad-faced emojis, one person penned: "Love that the BBC followed the Queen’s funeral with Paddington 2. I'm actually in tears right now."

Echoing their comments, someone else said: "Paddington 2 is a perfect and fitting ending to the day. I think the Queen would approve."

While a third added: "The BBC following up the coverage of the Queen's funeral with the movie Paddington 2 is, frankly, probably the most perfect TV scheduling ever."

There were some loose links between the Queen and Paddington before the Jubilee.

The author, Michael Bond - who died in 2017 - was made an OBE by the Queen in 1997 and a CBE in 2015.

He was also at the Queen's coronation in 1953 - as part of the TV crew and worked as a BBC cameraman before Paddington was published.

Paddington showed the Queen he was hiding his marmalade sandwiches under his hat
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Paddington showed the Queen he was hiding his marmalade sandwiches under his hatCredit: BBC
And a beaming Queen showed him she had her own hiding spot for his favourite treat
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And a beaming Queen showed him she had her own hiding spot for his favourite treatCredit: BBC

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