Prince William 'has only read passages of Spare', but rejected two attempts by Harry to set up a meeting via a mutual friend after publication Prince William 'set the wheels in motion' in stripping Andrew of his royal duties because he thought the family was being 'too soft' with duke's sex assault case Paddington has become an ever more malleable figure, a cosy comfort we can adopt to mean all things to all people, a symbol entrusted with all our most important emotions. But important emotions can easily tip over into sentimentality, and one of the worst stories we can tell about British culture is that beneath its sentimentalism lurks something nastier. Oscar Wilde, who understood the power of children’s stories, once said that a sentimentalist is someone who wants the luxury of an emotion without paying for it. Is this what Paddington Bear, in his later and more royalist years, has become – an easy shortcut to sentiment, a quaint symbol of patriotism? I’m not sure we’re looking after this bear. The Welsh singer also performed at the Coronation of King Charles III, which took place at Westminster Abbey the previous day.

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As part of the Coronation Concert, the Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal College of Music and the Royal College of Art came together for the first time to produce a one-off spectacular performance on the themes of love and togetherness. White Lotus stars Meghann Fahy andLeo Woodall cozy up while strolling arm-in-arm in NYC... after confirming real life romance Bradley Cooper shares a laugh with Maestro co-star Carey Mulligan at 2023 Gotham Awards... before being honored with Cultural Icon and Creator TributeAngela Scanlon breaks her silence on her 'premature' Strictly Come Dancing exit as she admits she can't stop crying: 'Feels like it's been cut short' One can't get no satisfaction! Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, 76, is joined by glamorous wife Sally, 46, as they chat to Prince William at the Tusk Awards It wasn’t originally an image of mourning. The sketch was drawn by the artist Eleanor Tomlinson in June to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee after she watched the short film of Paddington having tea with Her Majesty, but it has taken on a new meaning in the wake of the Queen’s death. Paddington, by some mysterious consent in the collective unconscious, has become not party guest, departing with his host when the festivities have ended, but friendly psychopomp: a modern reimagining of Charon who accompanies Britons to the afterlife. What we are witnessing is the making of British mythology in real time.

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