Get stuffed, Uncle Sam! Return Winnie-the-Pooh immediately

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When a queen goes abroad for a state visit, she is sure to pack couture clothes and serious bling. This week Camilla did just that, as she and the King embarked on their four-day visit to America, with a Dior coat dress, an Anna Valentine frock and plenty of rocks, including diamonds and amethysts handed down by previous queens, Victoria and Mary. But tucked away in her luggage was something the Americans really treasured: a stuffed toy.

You could call this the state visit of honeypot diplomacy. While the US president showed off the Trumps’ new beehive, built as a White House in miniature, and Melania handed over a pot of their bees’ clover honey, Camilla pleased the Americans with her special delivery – a little furry Roo, to complete the set of Winnie-the-Pooh original characters held at New York Public Library. Apparently the original Roo,........

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