Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, reportedly has a prized collection of teddy bears that he keeps in his bedroom. Several former and current palace aides spoke to royal author Tom Quinn.

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.” “It took me half an hour to arrange them ...

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.” ...

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." "It took me half an hour to arrange them ...

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 ...

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.” “It took me half an hour to arrange them ...

The prince's fascination with his teddy bears is not a recent development ... describing the collection as including old-fashioned Steiff bears, many dressed in sailor suits. The arrangement extended ...

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Upstairs, the “German Room” contains a rare antique four-poster bed and teddy bears from the Steiff factory near the Black Forest. “Mrs. Steiff herself actually signed all of our bears,” Frank said.