Paddington Bear and Marmalade Sandwiches Causing Problems

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The lovable British icon shared a video with Queen Elizabeth II and people have been filling the parks with tributes for the late Queen with Paddington Bears and Marmalade sandwiches. This has been causing problems leading to the The Royal Parks needing to release a statement about the bear and sandwiches.

The Royal Parks has released explicit guidelines for the kinds of items people should bring to the designated floral-tribute sites. The statement asks that guests hold off on bringing “non-floral objects/artefacts such as teddy bears or balloons” and reminds them to leave flowers without any plastic or nonbiodegradable wrapping so they all may be composted effectively. And while the official guidelines don’t mention Paddington by name, he was called out on the BBC, which offered “advice” from the Royal Parks, saying, “There are enough Paddingtons and marmalade sandwiches in the parks at the moment.” The presenter continued, “So please, feel free to bring flowers but maybe don’t bring any more Paddingtons or marmalade sandwiches — for now.”

This is something that I don’t think you, I or anyone ever thought would occur. I still remember laughing when my British friend told me of this on our quick trip to Banff.

Here is the iconic video:

 

-Everett