Queen Camilla Unites Winnie-the-Pooh With a Long-Lost Friend
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Queen Camilla visited the New York Public Library to see the original Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed animals, including the famous bear purchased in the 1920s and given to A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne.
- The visit marked the first by a British royal to the library since its founding in 1895, during which Camilla promoted her literary charity, the Queen’s Reading Room.
- Camilla brought a bespoke replica of Roo, Kanga's lost baby from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, made by Merrythought, Britain's oldest teddy bear manufacturer, and presented it to the library.
- The event was attended by notable literary and cultural figures, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Jenna Bush Hager, Amor Towles, and Anna Wintour.
- Camilla carried the Roo replica in her purse and presented it on a Union Jack-embroidered cushion, highlighting the significance of British literary heritage during her state visit to the United States.
