5) In 1902 in Giengen an der Brenz, northwest of Augsburg in Germany, the first teddy bear was created by Richard Steiff, a bear-admirer working in his Aunt Margarete's toy factory. 6) The drawing ...

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, reportedly has a prized collection of teddy bears that he keeps in his bedroom. Several ...

teddy bears and other toys was sold at auction. “I don’t believe in mixing toys and politics,” Richard Steiff, the nephew of the company’s founder, told the American Stationer in 1912.

Each had to be carefully positioned. They were old-fashioned teddy bears—the Steiff ones—and nearly all of them had sailor suits on and hats.” ...

Prince Andrew's private life and household routines are facing renewed scrutiny after multiple former palace staff revealed ...