Platinum Jubilee Concert Kicks Off With Surprise Video Appearance From Queen Elizabeth II and Paddington Bear


Queen Elizabeth II may have to miss a star-studded London concert in her

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honor Saturday, but she brought the house down when she appeared in a surprise video recorded with another British national treasure

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The 96-year-old monarch said she shared Paddington’s love of marmalade

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sandwiches in a surprise video, delighting thousands who gathered outside

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Buckingham Palace for the third day of a Platinum Jubilee extravaganza marking her 70 years on the throne.

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Rock band Queen and Adam Lambert kicked off the open-air show outside the

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palace, and Alicia Keys, Duran Duran, Rod Stewart and opera singer Andrea Bocelli will follow.

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Diana Ross will close the show with her first U.K. live performance in 15 years.

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Prince Charles and Prince William, the queen’s son and grandson, will address a live audience of 22,000 and millions more watching on television.

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