Camilla and Paddington Bears pictured as tributes to late Queen sent to charity

More than a 1000 Paddington bears and different teddies near by the nationalist successful representation of the precocious Queen are to beryllium sent to charity, Buckingham Palace says.

The toys were near extracurricular the palace and Windsor Castle pursuing the decease of the monarch successful September.

The bears person been professionally cleaned and volition beryllium delivered to the children's foundation Barnardos.

An representation of the Queen Consort and the bears has been released to people the donation.

In the photo, Camilla is seen sitting connected a debased sofa successful the Morning Room astatine Clarence House, surrounded by brushed toys.

The representation was taken connected Thursday - the 64th day of the work of the archetypal Paddington Bear book.

The Queen came to beryllium intimately associated with the celebrated Peruvian carnivore aft the brace made a astonishment quality unneurotic successful a drama sketch during this summer's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

In the abbreviated film, Paddington visited Buckingham Palace for day tea, during which the Queen produced a marmalade sandwich from her handbag.

It prompted mourners to permission teddy bears and adjacent marmalade sandwiches among the floral tributes astatine royal residences and parks pursuing her death.

In 2016, the Queen passed the patronage of Barnardo's to Camilla, who was past the Duchess of Cornwall.

Barnardo's main enforcement Lynn Perry said: "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was Barnardo's patron for implicit 30 years, and we are honoured to beryllium capable to springiness homes to the teddies that radical near successful her memory.

"We committedness to look aft these bears who volition beryllium well-loved and bring joyousness to the children we support.

"We are incredibly grateful to Her Majesty The Queen Consort for her enactment successful helping america to rise consciousness of the needs of susceptible children and young radical successful the UK truthful that we tin proceed to enactment them done our captious services."

Tom Jarvis, manager of parks astatine the Royal Parks charity, said: "Over the past fewer weeks, we person been looking for a fitting and due usage for the hundreds of teddy bears that were near successful Green Park and Hyde Park to honour the Queen.

"We are delighted that the teddy bears volition present bring joyousness and comfortableness to hundreds of children supported by Barnardo's."

Buckingham Palace said the teddies had been collected with the assistance of shire horses and astir 200 volunteers - and were being "well looked after".