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| Artist overwhelmed by response to Queen and Paddington Bear drawing | Artist overwhelmed by response to Queen and Paddington Bear drawing |
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| An artist has been "overwhelmed" after thousands of people got in touch asking for a copy of her sketch of the Queen hand in hand with Paddington Bear. | An artist has been "overwhelmed" after thousands of people got in touch asking for a copy of her sketch of the Queen hand in hand with Paddington Bear. |
| Eleanor Tomlinson, from East Yorkshire, was inspired after watching the recent Jubilee celebrations featuring Paddington having tea with Her Majesty. | Eleanor Tomlinson, from East Yorkshire, was inspired after watching the recent Jubilee celebrations featuring Paddington having tea with Her Majesty. |
| The image went viral on social media after she posted it online, she said. | The image went viral on social media after she posted it online, she said. |
| Actor Hugh Bonneville, who starred in the Paddington films, was among those who had requested a copy. | Actor Hugh Bonneville, who starred in the Paddington films, was among those who had requested a copy. |
| Copies of the artwork have been requested by thousands of people, including Paddington star Hugh Bonneville | |
| Ms Tomlinson, from Brough, said the idea had come to her as a "round-up of everything we'd all enjoyed over the last four days". | Ms Tomlinson, from Brough, said the idea had come to her as a "round-up of everything we'd all enjoyed over the last four days". |
| "Corgis, the Queen in that stunning green coming on to the balcony, marmalade sandwiches, bunting - just little touches like that really," she said. | "Corgis, the Queen in that stunning green coming on to the balcony, marmalade sandwiches, bunting - just little touches like that really," she said. |
| "It was just meant to be a social media post and it just went a bit crazy from there." | "It was just meant to be a social media post and it just went a bit crazy from there." |
| Eleanor Tomlinson said she was "overwhelmed" by the response to her illustration | |
| Ms Tomlinson said she has had to recruit members of her family to help deal with the mountain of emails - about 25,000 at the last count - and requests for copies of the watercolour sketch. | Ms Tomlinson said she has had to recruit members of her family to help deal with the mountain of emails - about 25,000 at the last count - and requests for copies of the watercolour sketch. |
| "Just incredibly kind comments," she said. | "Just incredibly kind comments," she said. |
| "To say I've been overwhelmed is an understatement." | "To say I've been overwhelmed is an understatement." |
| The original drawing had been sold to a long-standing customer, she said. | The original drawing had been sold to a long-standing customer, she said. |
| However, she added that prints were being produced to satisfy the thousands of requests for a copy. | However, she added that prints were being produced to satisfy the thousands of requests for a copy. |
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