Now that's what we call a fun children's party: the Queen of England hosted a garden party for 2,000 children at Buckinham Palace. The grounds were turned into an elaborate fantasyland of children's literature.
More than 2,000 excited youngsters joined colourful characters from the nation's favourite story books to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday.
Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Alice in Wonderland, Bob the Builder, Wallace and Gromit, Noddy and Tracy Beaker were among the famous fictional faces on show.
From cartoons to classic tales, around 80 costumed characters descended on the Queen's neatly trimmed lawns which stretched over 39 acres.
The highlight of the surreal royal party was a live show, featuring more than 30 stars.
"The Queen's Handbag" centred around the search for the monarch's stolen bag which contained her "royal spectacles" and speech for the end of the show.
It featured, among others, Jonathan Ross as a portly Fat Controller, Anthony Head as Captain Hook, Amanda Redman as Cruella de Vil, Jerry Hall as Queen of the Pirates, Dani Harmer who plays Tracy Beaker, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Cruella's chauffeur, Joe Pasquale as the White Rabbit and Ronnie Corbett as Mr Tibbs the butler.
The Queen herself played her own starring role in the pantomime.
She took to the stage after the finale to be given the missing shiny black leather handbag which had been recovered using a magic Harry Potter spell.
To cheers from the audience, she opened it, pulling her glasses from the bag, holding them aloft before putting them on. Then taking out her speech, she told the audience: "I am delighted to have my handbag back, I do like happy endings."
It sounds like it was great fun for the children: probably not so much fun for the cleaning crew.
