{"id":344209,"date":"2025-08-14T15:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/344209\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:42:11","slug":"eye-watering-price-of-a-special-edition-king-charles-teddy-bear-reveal-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/344209\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye-watering price of a special edition King Charles teddy bear reveal | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\"><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/1572604\/inside-highgrove-house-camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-prince-charles-royal-pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Highgrove estate<\/a> is selling a limited-edition <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"King Charles III\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/king-charles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a> teddy bear for \u00a3269, it has been revealed. Unveiling a host of new products, the Gloucestershire estate is also selling a \u00a32,490 Burberry coat.<\/p>\n<p>The bear, which is being produced in England by Merrythought, is made &#8220;from the finest silver-coloured mohair plush combined with soft cotton velvet for a luxurious feel&#8221; and is said to be a tribute to the monarch&#8217;s childhood toy collection.<\/p>\n<p><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2073334\/king-charles-one-thing-surprised-jack-stooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles&#8217; teddy bear&#8217;s left paw features<\/a> his official royal cypher embroidered in gold thread &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p>With only 1,948 available to customers, it is expected to be sought-after collector&#8217;s item.<\/p>\n<p>On Highgrove\u2019s website, it is noted that the bear is &#8220;strictly intended for adult collectors and is not a toy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Writing in his bombshell memoir, the King&#8217;s youngest son <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-harry\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> recalled his father having a teddy bear as a child.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling how his father used to have a teddy bear to help him through some difficult times as a child, he wrote: &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harry also wrote about Highgrove House, sharing the nickname of the basement there &#8211; &#8216;Club H&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old, who now resides in California with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a> and their children, wrote: &#8220;Club H was the perfect hideout for a teenager, but especially this teenager. When I wanted peace, Club H provided.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I wanted mischief, Club H was the safest place to act out.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Highgrove estate is selling a limited-edition King Charles teddy bear for \u00a3269, it has been revealed. 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