History Film / ChildrensPartyAtThePalace

So, you're UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen. How are you going to celebrate your 80th birthday? By using your gaff to host a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover for the kids of course. And don't forget the many characters from literature created in the United Kingdom. They want to be included, even the most devious ones of all...

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Downplayed. Just because they weren't invited, the Baddies did three important things: steal the Queen's bag, ambush the Goodies at UsefulNotes/TheLondonUnderground, and...place a potion in a cake that is only meant to cause a BalefulPolymorph but turns out to have no effect whatsoever.

* BalefulPolymorph: Subverted. The Grand High Witch’s potion (which is most likely the Formula 86 Delayed-Action Mouse-Maker from her story) in the cake was supposed to turn whoever eats from it into a mouse...but it failed.

* OneDoseFitsAll: The Grand High Witch's potion that was placed in the cake was said to [[BalefulPolymorph turn people into mice]] whenever they consume it.

* RevengeIsADishBestServed: In order to get revenge on the children for not being invited to the party (and because she [[ChildHater absolutely despises children]]), the Grand High Witch planned to sabotage the party by putting her potion that causes a BalefulPolymorph in the Queen's cake until she took a peek in the palace to find that there is ''none''.

* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Averted, as the potion is not lethal and actually had no effect on the characters anyway. The Grand High Witch planned to put her potion in the Queen's birthday cake which would [[BalefulPolymorph turn the children into mice]] when they eat the slices from it...until she found out that there was no cake to begin with. Eventually the villains made their own cake, which she put her potion in. Turned out that the potion had no effect on the characters. This overlaps with OneDoseFitsAll.

* RuleOfThree: The “Hip hip hooray” cheers to the Queen, initiated by the Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt.

* ShoutOut: There are way too many of them.
** {{Creator/Disney}} ''may'' have gotten one since many of the characters from books they made film adaptations of have recurring roles in this play [[labelnote:Click to expand]] Peter Pan, 101 Dalmatians, Winnie the Pooh, Robin Hood, The BFG, etc[[/labelnote]].
*** Cruella de Vil resembles her Disney counterpart when she is shown with her hair in a wreck after dealing with the corgis.
** When Cruella de Vil approaches Mr. Tibbs looking after the leashed corgis, she takes a look at them and says "Coochie-poochie, perfect for Gucci!"
** Gandalf from ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' is mentioned by Mr. Plod when he tells Harry Hill that they shouldn't depend on "underage wizards" to help the Queen get her handbag back and that he should've written to him instead.
** Several other literature characters are mentioned as Burglar Bill reads the names of the invitations, though they never made an appearance in the play [[labelnote:Click to expand]] Literature/FungusTheBogeyman, Literature/CharlieAndLola, WesternAnimation/MegAndMog, {{Film/Babe}}, and Literature/DoctorDolittle.[[/labelnote]].
** This play draws parallels to [[Franchise/MyLittlePony My Little Pony's]] [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 Generation 3]] musical, ''The World's Biggest Tea Party'', because both have similar plots (they both revolve around some sort of royal party and retrieving a MacGuffin, WBTP being the How-To Book and teapot and CPTATP being the Queen’s handbag). This play is basically WBTP but with more Brits and less ponies. Not surprising because both plays occurred around the same year (However, this play happens to get higher ratings than WBTP).
** The Music/ArcticMonkeys is mentioned by Cruella.
-->'''Cruella:''' And don’t fiddle with the CD player. I don't want to come back to find you've been busting the Arctic Monkeys in there again!
** The classic NurseryRhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep" is referenced by Cruella’s chaperone.
-->'''Chaperone:''' Three bags full, madam.
** Yet another nursery rhyme is referenced, this time it’s "Three Little Kittens", by Cruella when she looks at Jess, Postman Pat’s cat.
-->'''Cruella:''' Which is a shame, because kittens mean mittens!
** Elton John is mentioned by Cruella.
-->'''Cruella:''' Oh, it’s Elton John’s wedding all over again! And I sent him such a lovely scarf.
** The UsefulNotes/GameBoy is mentioned by the Grand High Witch, as she said to "sell them on eBay"[[note]]What is pretty coincidental is that it came out on the same day the Queen turned 63.[[/note]].
** Several posters of various literature are seen in the London Underground [[labelnote:Click to expand]] Literature/AesopsFables, The Queen’s Knickers, Kipper’s A to Z, Horrid Henry Meets the Queen, etc [[/labelnote]].
** Prince Harry is mentioned by Tracy Beaker when she takes the net off of Horrid Henry, mistaking him for the prince mentioned. The constant mentioning of other [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Royal Family]] members is PlayedForLaughs.
-->'''Tracy:''' ''[gasps]'' Are you Prince Harry?!
-->'''Horrid Henry:''' No. I’m Henry. Dad calls me Horrid Henry. ''[sticks tongue out]''
-->'''Tracy:''' Oh, I can see why...
*** Even Prince William is mentioned by Tracy after she answers the door at Buckingham Palace, mistaking Just William for him.
-->'''Tracy:''' Who’s there?
-->'''Just William:''' William!
-->'''Tracy:''' ''Prince William?!'' ''[opens door]''
-->'''Just William:''' No, just William!
** Whilst not mentioned by its actual name, the “Formula 86 Delayed-Action Mouse-Maker” is used in the Queen’s cake by the Grand High Witch to turn the children into mice when they eat from it.
** The infamous sneak-in of Michael Fagan at Buckingham Palace that happened back in 1980 is mentioned by Mary.
-->'''Mary:''' No. Oh, unless you’re a comic in a dress ''or a man sitting on the edge of her bed!''
** The WesternAnimation/HorridHenry episode, “Horrid Henry Meets the Queen” is referenced when Henry wonders about where the Queen’s “hi-def mega-screen telly” is.

* AxCrazy: Taken UpToEleven with Cruella de Vil, who's obsessed with dogs and [[CruellaToAnimals turning them into clothing]], and the Grand High Witch, who is very fanatical about doing bad things to children like [[EatsBabies boiling them in a cauldron]]. Good God, those two...

* EvilIsHammy: Applies to most of the Baddies since this is a {{Pantomime}}, after all, but Anthony Head as Captain Hook takes it UpToEleven.

''The Children's Party at the Palace'' was a 2006 event in the UK where 2,000 children and 1,000 adults, chosen by national ballot, were invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace hosted by none other than Her Majesty herself. One of the attractions was a {{Pantomime}}, called ''The Queen's Handbag'', where characters from the past 100 years of children's literature hunt the Queen's lost [[MacGuffin handbag]], so that she can get her reading glasses back and deliver her closing speech. Most scenes were filmed on a stage resembling a smaller replica of the Palace, whilst other scenes were filmed in separate studio sets and inside the actual Palace itself (yes, really!). It was also televised on the {{Creator/BBC}}. It originally had a full Website/YouTube upload, but unfortunately, the channel who uploaded it was terminated, and therefore was deleted (due to something completely unrelated to this film)[[note]]However, as of this writing, a new upload recently resurfaced but with certain parts cut.[[/note]]

* {{Meganekko}}: Uh...does the Queen count as one? [[note]]A lot of people say the Queen is adorable, so yes, she’s a Meganekko for sure.[[/note]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: There's over a dozen literature characters though only a few of them get prominent roles. Oh, and look at the list of literature works the characters come from and you won't be surprised how many there are.

However, it can be found on Dailymotion [[https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x70u24 here]].

* MassiveMultiPlayerCrossover: Let's see, there's [[Literature/TheStoryOfTracyBeaker Tracy Beaker]], Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland, [[Literature/TheWitches The Grand High Witch of All the World]], Noddy, Mr. Plod, and the goblin duo Gobbo and Sly from [[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures The Noddy Books]], [[Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker]], Literature/BurglarBill, [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]], Literature/HarryPotter and his friends, Myth/RobinHood, Literature/PeterPan, [[Literature/ThomasTheTankEngine Thomas the Tank Engine and the Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt]], etc. Not to mention cameo characters, like WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina, {{Franchise/Paddington}}, WesternAnimation/PostmanPat, WesternAnimation/FiremanSam, {{WesternAnimation/Rupert}}, Literature/PeterRabbit, Literature/HorridHenry, {{WesternAnimation/Kipper}}, [[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK Dennis and Gnasher]], Literature/WinnieThePooh, Literature/JustWilliam, Literature/TheGruffalo, and Literature/TheFamousFive.

* HeelFaceTurn: This is rather a funny case. It appears all the storybook villains undergo this near the end of the play (they applaud with the Goodies when the Queen shows up and finds her glasses in her bag), though they already had their reasons on why they're villains. But it could be because it's all part of the play and that their [[EvilPlan evil plans]] were just staged for the performance. Mary's statement on how the Baddies have "impulses" instead of feelings might as well be an opinion she has for them.

* EatsBabies: The Grand High Witch literally said to "boil their bones and fry their skin", as in ''cooking'' children!

* SlipperyMacGuffin: The handbag was briefly this, mainly because the Queen forgot to take it with her at first, and then it was confiscated by Mr. Plod from Burglar Bill when he stole it.

* SpockSpeak: Downplayed for Robin Hood.

However, it can be found on Dailymotion [[https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x70u24 here]], and another YouTube

''The Children's Party at the Palace'' was a 2006 event in the UK where 2,000 children and 1,000 adults, chosen by national ballot, were invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace hosted by none other than Her Majesty herself. One of the attractions was a {{Pantomime}}, called ''The Queen's Handbag'', where characters from the past 100 years of children's literature hunt the Queen's lost [[MacGuffin handbag]], so that she can get her reading glasses back and deliver her closing speech. Most scenes were filmed on a stage resembling a smaller replica of the Palace, whilst other scenes were filmed in separate studio sets and inside the actual Palace itself (yes, really!). It was also televised on the {{Creator/BBC}}. It originally had a Website/YouTube upload, but unfortunately, the channel who uploaded it was terminated, and therefore was deleted (due to something completely unrelated to this film).
However, it can be found on Dailymotion [[https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x70u24 here]].

* BerserkButton: Never utter the words "tick tock" towards Captain Hook!

** Cruella's chauffeur also has a sense of humour, though it's mostly aimed at himself being an ExtremeDormat.

* DeadpanSnarker: Tracy Beaker and sometimes her friends (as shown when they doubt being invited to the Queen's shindig because the people at the Palace wouldn't invite "losers"). She's very snarky to the point where she successfully wards the Child-Catcher off from luring her into a trap like what happened with Horrid Henry and where she shows a lot of sass towards Mr. Plod when he gets suspicious about her group and the Famous Five showing up at the same time.

* ChildHater: Pretty much all the storybook villains.

* BigNo: Captain Hook when being chased by the [[Literature/TheGruffalo Gruffalo]].

** "Step in Time", "Chim Chim Cheree", and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from ''Film/MaryPoppins''.

* MassiveMultiPlayerCrossover: Let's see, there's [[Literature/TheStoryOfTracyBeaker Tracy Beaker]], [[Literature/TheWitches The Grand High Witch of All the World]], Noddy, Mr. Plod, and the goblin duo Gobbo and Sly from [[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures The Noddy Books]], [[Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker]], Literature/BurglarBill, [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]], Literature/HarryPotter and his friends, Myth/RobinHood, Literature/PeterPan, [[Literature/ThomasTheTankEngine Thomas the Tank Engine and the Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt]], etc. Not to mention cameo characters, like WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina, {{Franchise/Paddington}}, WesternAnimation/PostmanPat, WesternAnimation/FiremanSam, {{WesternAnimation/Rupert}}, Literature/PeterRabbit, Literature/HorridHenry, {{WesternAnimation/Kipper}}, [[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK Dennis and Gnasher]], Literature/WinnieThePooh, Literature/JustWilliam, Literature/TheGruffalo, and Literature/TheFamousFive.

* RichBitch: Cruella de Vil.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Downplayed, as this film doesn't really go too much into the SugarBowl level of saccharine, though it is mostly lighthearted. All the villains are pretty devious in nature, yet their plan is pretty lukewarm, because they're only [[spoiler: stealing the Queen's handbag, not the Queen herself, as well as dealing with the corgis and slipping a potion in the cake]]. However, some of them have mentioned seriously malicious intents such as boiling and frying children, especially the Grand High Witch and Cruella de Vil. It adds to the fact that they're all stuck in a light-hearted, playful, sugary royal romp whilst being watched by the Queen herself (who did ''not'' look amused ''at all''. Guess she's also cross that she's stuck in a saccharine show, but it could actually be because she had to put up with her husband's comments.).

''The Children's Party at the Palace'' was a 2006 event where 2,000 children and 1,000 adults, chosen by national ballot, were invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace hosted by none other than Her Majesty herself. One of the attractions was a {{Pantomime}}, called ''The Queen's Handbag'', where characters from the past 100 years of children's literature hunt the Queen's lost [[MacGuffin handbag]], so that she can get her reading glasses back and deliver her closing speech. Most scenes were filmed on a stage resembling a smaller replica of the Palace, whilst other scenes were filmed in separate studio sets and inside the actual Palace itself (yes, really!). It was also televised on the {{Creator/BBC}}. It originally had a Website/YouTube upload, but unfortunately, the channel who uploaded it was terminated, and therefore was deleted (due to something completely unrelated to this film).

* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: The Queen. None of the characters...not even the Baddies seem to have a strong hatred for her; the latter just despise the children. Although the Pirate Queen and the Grand High Witch hinted that they should belong in a palace, which means that the Queen would be replaced, they did not outright say they disliked her (they ''could've'' meant that they should live ''with'' the Queen there). Well the Queen's [[CaptainObvious the Queen]], so of course all the characters will straight up adore, or at least respect her, [[spoiler:though one of the Baddies stole her handbag]]. But it could just be because they wanted to sabotage the party [[ChildHater due to those "brats"]].

** Lampshaded with Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt, as he sports hair in this play and even mentions that he was in his "corporate, ''sexy'' glory".

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Even Mary, the Queen’s maid, said that the villains have no feelings, but impulses instead [[note]]Then how would they have a soft spot for the Queen if Mary says they’re pretty much careless?[[/note]].