British authorities have issued a passport to Paddington Bear, a beloved Peruvian character. The development comes after filmmakers requested for a replica of the British passport to be used as a prop

Paddington Bear has finally been issued with a British passport, 66 years after he was first said to have arrived in London - but he won't be able to travel far. Film-makers requested a passport for the Peruvian bear, to be used as a prop in Paddington in Peru.

The UK’s favourite anthropomorphic bear, Paddington, has been granted a British passport. The character, full name Paddington Brown, was born and orphaned in Peru as a cub and arrived in London stowed away on a lifeboat.

Britain's Home Office issued an official passport for fictional character Paddington Bear after a request from the makers of the upcoming film "Paddington in Peru."

Paddington Bear, probably fiction’s best-known Peruvian, has been granted a passport by authorities in his adoptive country of Britain.

The UK Home Office has reportedly granted an official passport to the beloved fictional character Paddington Bear. Rob Silva, co-producer of the upcoming film Paddington in Peru, revealed the unique document during an interview with Radio Times magazine,

The Home Office has officially given Paddington Bear British citizenship. Everyone’s favourite marmalade-munching RP-accented Peruvian has been given an official UK passport ahead of the upcoming release of his latest film.