The Children's Party at the Palace was an event held at Buckingham Palace on June 25, 2006 in honour of the 80^th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. The event, which had the theme British children's literature, was attended by 2,000 children and 1,000 adults^[1] who were chosen through a national ballot.^[2] On arrival all guests received a purple hamper with snacks put together by Jamie Oliver.^[3] For the occasion, the palace grounds were transformed into scenes from children's books including places like the Hundred Acre Wood and 80 costumed characters and a model of the BFG sitting at a huge piano.^[3] The grounds also had an author's corner where authors like J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman, Eric Hill and Raymond Briggs read from their books and signed autographs.^[4] Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) (born 21 April 1926) is the Queen of 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth Realms. ... A ballot is a device used to record choices made by voters. ... A hamper is a wicker basket, usually large, that is used for the transport of items, often food. ... James Trevor Oliver, MBE (born May 27, 1975), better known as Jamie Oliver and The Naked Chef, is a British celebrity chef. ... The Hundred Acre Wood is the fictional land inhabited by Winnie the Pooh and his friends in the Pooh series of childrens stories by author A.A. Milne. ... BFG book cover For other uses of the abbreviation, see BFG. The BFG is a childrens book by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published in 1982. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... Philip Pullman Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946), is a British writer, educated at Exeter College, Oxford, who is the best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels and a number of other books, purportedly for children, but attracting increasing attention by adult readers. ... Eric Hill is a popular childrens author, best known for his character Spot the Dog. ... Raymond Briggs (born January 18, 1934) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. ...

The Queen's Handbag

Main article: The Queen's Handbag

The main attraction was a play called "The Queen's Handbag", written by children's author and playwright David Wood OBE and directed by Sir Trevor Nunn^[5], which was performed on a stage resembling Buckingham Palace and broadcast live on both BBC1 and the CBBC channel. The Queens Handbag was a pantomime performed at a Childrens Party hosted as part of Elizabeth IIs 80th birthday celebrations 25 June 2006. ... The Queens Handbag was a pantomime performed at a Childrens Party hosted as part of Elizabeth IIs 80th birthday celebrations 25 June 2006. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... Sir Trevor King (born 14 January 1940) is a loser and film director. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... The CBBC Logo CBBC (a contraction of the previously-used name Childrens BBC, used until 1997) is the brand for the BBCs childrens television output aimed at children over six, across BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC Channel. ...

In the play, the baddies of children's literature were angry to find out none of them had been invited to the party, so they decided to ruin the party for the goodies too. After multiple failed attempts, one of them manages to steal the Queen's Handbag. Without its contents, her reading glasses, the Queen won't be able to deliver her closing speech. Multiple scenes of the play, including a scene starring Harry Potter and his friends, were pre-recorded and played on large video screens.^[6] The play ended with a rendition of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious led by the London company of the musical Mary Poppins, in which the entire cast joined. Throughout the program, the audience was kept up to date about the status of the missing handbag with reports from both BBC News and Crimewatch UK. The use of a fake newflash caused complaints to be made to the BBC. ^[7] Cover of the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (British version) Harry Potter is an immensely popular series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. ... Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is the 34-lettered song title from the 1964 movie Mary Poppins. ... Mary Poppins, in addition to being a series of childrens books and a film, has also been adapted for the stage by Disney Theatrical. ... The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ... Crimewatch UK is a British television programme that reconstructs unsolved crimes with a view to gaining information from the members of the public, in order to help solve major crimes. ...

The Characters at the Party

• Thomas the Tank Engine
• Harry Potter
• Wallace and Gromit
• Postman Pat
• Noddy
• Bob the Builder
• Fifi and the Flower tots
• Winnie the Pooh
• Angelina Ballerina
• Mary Poppins

Thomas the Tank Engine. ... Cover of the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (British version) Harry Potter is an immensely popular series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. ... Wallace & Gromit Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series of three British animated short films and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations. ... Postman Pat is a BBC stop motion animated childrens television series aimed at pre-school children, concerning the adventures of Pat, a postman in the (fictional) Yorkshire village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale in Cumbria). ... Noddy in a scene from the 2004 CGI series Make Way For Noddy with Officer (P.C.) Plod. ... Bob the Builder Bob the Builder is a stop-motion animated childrens TV programme about the adventures of a construction contractor and his friends. ... Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. ... Angelina Ballerina is a fictional, cartoon mouse created by author and illustrator Helen Craig. ... Mary Poppins is the central character in a series of childrens books written by P. L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard, which were subsequently adapted for film and for the stage. ...

References

1. ^ "Kids win invite to palace party", Newsround report. (last updated May 24, 2006; accessed July 13, 2006)
2. ^ "Palace gets ready for kids' party", Newsround report. (last updated June 23, 2006; accessed July 13, 2006)
3. ^ ^a b "Queen puts on huge party for kids", Newsround report. (last updated June 25, 2006; accessed July 13, 2006)
4. ^ "Sophie Dahl Talks Potter and JKR" from Mugglenet.com (posted June 24, 2006; accessed July 13, 2006)
5. ^ Stars and children to gather at Buckingham Palace for the party of lifetime (published June 11, 2006; accessed July 13, 2006)
6. ^ "Potter stars cast in Queen's play", Newsround report. (last updated June 13, 2006; accessed July 13, 2006)
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External links

• CBBC Children's Party at the Palace website (accessed July 13, 2006).