LONDON — More than 1,000 Paddingtons and other teddy bears left by mourners following
Queen Elizabeth II's death are being donated to a leading children's charity, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.
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Barnardo's will receive the professionally cleaned toys in the coming weeks after they were left outside royal residences in London and Windsor, along with a sea of flowers, after Elizabeth died on September 8.
The UK charity's chief executive Lynn Perry said the late monarch was patron to Barnardo's for three decades.
"We promise to look after these bears who will be well-loved and bring joy to the children we support," she said in a palace statement.
Paddington Bear became synonymous with Elizabeth at a "Platinum Party" in early June, celebrating her record-breaking 70 years on the throne.
The party and concert memorably kicked off with the Queen interacting with a computer-generated Paddington, tapping the beat to Queen's "We Will Rock You" on her teacup.
Meanwhile, London's Royal Parks service said that the many flowers left last month were to be composted for re-use in planting projects.
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