Michael Bond, author of “Paddington” , remembered the children being evacuated from Germany, during World War II, walking through Reading Station. They all had a label around their neck with their name and address, and a little case containing all their treasured possessions. Bond said in an interview with The Telegraph before his death in 2017. “So Paddington , in a sense, was a refugee, and I do think there is no sadder sight than refugees”
