Since her passing on Thursday, the Queen’s young subjects have been leaving heartwarming memorials to Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace and all throughout the nation.
Among the flower bouquets left at the Palace and in the surrounding Hyde Park and Green Park are Paddington Bear teddies and vibrant paintings.
A huge number of cards left by children had the same, simple message: ‘You were the best Queen’.
‘You’re the best queen ever!’ The Queen’s youngest subjects have left charming tributes to Her Majesty, leaving Union Jack flags, flowers and notes at Buckingham Palace
Poignant illustrations of the Queen, flanked by one of her corgis and accompanied by Paddington, have also been left around the Royal Palaces
One little girl looked visibly upset as she clung to her father and a small bouquet outside Buckingham Palace on Saturday
A stuffed Paddington Bear has been left among the sea of flowers at Balmoral, in reference to the Queen’s sketch with the character as part of her Jubilee celebrations
Two little girls’ heartfelt messages which they left with bouquets at Buckingham Palace. Both read: ‘I hope you are now with your family in Heaven. You were the best queen.’
Two-year-old Theodore has brought along his Paddington Bear toy as his parents lay flowers at Windsor Castle following the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday
Even a marmalade sandwich, with ‘for later’ written on it – the phrase the Queen used when she plucked one out of her bag in a comedy sketch with beloved cartoon bear Paddington – was left by one mourner
Young people smile as they read tributes to the Queen and lay their own bouquets of flowers outside Buckingham Palace
Flowers and tributes outside Buckingham Palace, London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Another little girl’s heartfelt message read: ‘I really miss you. I hope you are now with your family in Heaven. You were the best queen. Love, Faith.’
Another from a little girl called Hope had a similar message and addressed ‘our Queen’.
Meanwhile another beautiful message read ‘you were my grandmother’s idol’.
A group tribute was paid by primary school students from Northampton, who left illustrated letters which read ‘thank you our Queen’.
Beautiful drawings of the monarch line the gates of Buckingham Palace and nearby parks, as well as Windsor Castle and Balmoral.
Another little girl at Buckingham Palace donned a Union Jack hat which had ‘RIP HM Queen Elizabeth’ written on it.
Other youngsters left colouring in sheets depicting the Queen which read ‘Thinking of you at this sad time’, ‘sorry for your loss’ and ‘our thoughts are with you’.
One little girl donned a Union Jack hat which had ‘RIP HM Queen Elizabeth’ written on it as she left flags and a bouquet at the Palace
Another Paddington Bear is accompanied by a hand-sketched portrait of the Queen, as children show their love for the late monarch
Youngsters left colouring in sheets depicting the Queen which read ‘thinking of you at this sad time’, ‘sorry for your loss’ and ‘our thoughts are with you’
Another sweet little girl wearing Pudsey bear ears clutched two bouquets of sunflowers and a Union Jack flag as she paid her own special tribute to the late monarch.
She attended Buckingham Palace with her family on Saturday morning to leave the floral tributes.
Another beautiful shot shows a tiny girl sitting atop her father’s shoulders outside the Palace with a bouquet of red roses for the Queen.
A sweet little girl wearing Pudsey bear ears clutched two bouquets of sunflowers and a Union Jack flag as she paid her own special tribute to the late monarch
One little girl attended Buckingham Palace with her family on Saturday morning to pay tribute, leaving two bouquets and a Union Jack flag
A tiny girl sits on her father’s shoulders outside Buckingham Palace with a bouquet of red roses for the Queen
Paddington Bear teddies have also been left at the Royal residences and at British Embassies around the world.
Paddington has become symbolic of the Queen’s sense of humour, after she delighted millions of viewers in a comic sketch with the cartoon bear during the Party in The Palace Jubilee Concert on Saturday, June 4.
Even a marmalade sandwich, with ‘for later’ written on it – the phrase she used when she plucked one out of her bag in the sketch – was left by one mourner.
A baby’s Paddington comforter pokes out of a bouquet of flowers left outside of Windsor Castle
Another bear, with a note tied around its neck, pokes out of the gates outside Buckingham Palace in London today
Paddington Bear expressed gratitude to Ma’am in a brief but touching tribute on Twitter, saying, “Thank you, Ma’am, for everything.”
Paddington and one of the Queen’s corgis have also been included in heartfelt paintings of the monarch that have been placed all throughout the Royal Palaces and disseminated online.
On Thursday, Paddington’s Twitter account simply said, “Thank you Ma’am, for everything.”
It was announced by the Royal Family at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday that the Queen, who was 96 years old, had passed away peacefully at Balmoral. The homage followed immediately after that statement.
Since then, people have been assembling outside the Palace gates with tens of thousands of flowers, handwritten comments, and candles left in her honor.