Queen and Paddington Bear open Jubilee concert

A person holds a cut-out depicting Britain's Queen Elizabeth, outside St Paul's Cathedral, ahead of the National Service of Thanksgiving to be held as part of celebrations marking the queen's Platinum Jubilee, in London, Britain, June 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people flocked to Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee on Saturday and watch a pop concert that started with the 96-year-old monarch having tea with Paddington Bear.

In a short video, the queen revealed that she kept the Bear's favourite - a marmalade sandwich - inside her ever-present handbag. She then started tapping along to the tune of the Queen rock anthem "We Will Rock You", which opened the show.