Paddington Bear cross-cultural links between the UK and Peru, the British embassy and StudioCanal commissioned a statue of Paddington in Parque Salazar in the Miraflores district of the Peruvian capital, which was unveiled in July 2015 . Paddington Bear is also used in marketing for Robertson's, on the label of their Golden Shred marmalade. The 2017 Marks and Spencer Christmas advertisement for television shows Paddington mistaking a petty criminal for Santa Claus and helping him right the wrong by returning the gifts back to their rightful owners. Paddington Bear Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on
Marmalade (band) of their "Songs" album, also left in 1973 to form Blue (not to be confused with a later boy band of the same name). Ford, Knight and Henderson carried on with Marmalade. Nicholson was eventually replaced by Mike Japp, a rock guitarist from the Welsh band, Thank You. The group returned to EMI and released a new single, "Wishing Well", credited simply as Marmalade (dropping the "The"). But Knight left during the recording of their next album, "Our House Is Rocking" (which showcased a heavier rock sound and was delayed until the autumn of 1974) and the group was briefly