The Highgrove estate is selling a limited-edition King Charles teddy bear for £269, it has been revealed. Unveiling a host of new products, the Gloucestershire estate is also selling a £2,490 Burberry coat.
The bear, which is being produced in England by Merrythought, is made “from the finest silver-coloured mohair plush combined with soft cotton velvet for a luxurious feel” and is said to be a tribute to the monarch’s childhood toy collection.
King Charles’ teddy bear’s left paw features his official royal cypher embroidered in gold thread – along with an authentic Royal Victorian Order Sash and a replica of the Order of the Garter Star. It is presented to fans in a luxury gift box.
With only 1,948 available to customers, it is expected to be sought-after collector’s item.
On Highgrove’s website, it is noted that the bear is “strictly intended for adult collectors and is not a toy’.
Writing in his bombshell memoir, the King’s youngest son Prince Harry recalled his father having a teddy bear as a child.
Recalling how his father used to have a teddy bear to help him through some difficult times as a child, he wrote: “Teddy went everywhere with Pa. It was a pitiful object, with broken arms and dangly threads, holes patched up here and there. It looked, I imagined, like Pa might have after the bullies had finished with him. Teddy expressed eloquently, better than Pa ever could, the essential loneliness of his childhood.”
Harry also wrote about Highgrove House, sharing the nickname of the basement there – ‘Club H’.
The 40-year-old, who now resides in California with Meghan Markle and their children, wrote: “Club H was the perfect hideout for a teenager, but especially this teenager. When I wanted peace, Club H provided.
“When I wanted mischief, Club H was the safest place to act out.”