Merrythought, a UK manufacturer of luxury teddy bears, uses the finest plush fabrics made from South African mohair yarns. This year’s flagship bear is the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Commemorative Teddy Bear, a limited edition of 1952 pieces created to celebrate HM Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years of reign.

Alongside their core range of Traditional Collection bears, one of their best-selling characters continues to be Edward; Christopher Robin’s Teddy Bear, a replica of the childhood companion who famously inspired the story of Winnie the Pooh.