And to see the reactions of the young members of her family, no one was aware that Elizabeth II had participated in this small clip, which she would have taken about half a day to record according to the Daily Mail. Indeed, she would have liked to keep this secret to surprise them. The amazed faces of Prince George, his sister Charlotte and even their parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William, must have pleased him!
The show, then, featured some of the biggest British idols, such as the musicians of the group Queen, Elton John, of course, or even Rod Stewart who sang the official anthem of this jubilee, the song by Neil Diamond sweet carolina. Prince George and Princess Charlotte also seemed to have trained, because they knew the lyrics perfectly!
And it may be for the latter, for their little brother Louis as well as for his nine other great-grandchildren (Savannah and Isla, 11 and 10 years old, Archie and Lilibet, 3 and 1 year old, Mia, Lena and Lucas, 8, 4 and 1 year old, August, 15 months and Sienna, 8 months) that the queen had made this choice of the Paddington bear, symbol of British children.
Indeed, with the exception of the youngest, daughter of Beatrice of York, and toddlers of Prince Harry who remained hidden from the public, all were present and made the show with their parents. A real passing of the baton to the new generation which greatly pleased the British, moved by the smiles of the children or by the antics of Prince Louis who multiplied the grimaces and nonsense…