31-05-2025
The expensive and unusual gifts the royal family has received
Buckingham Palace released records of official gifts given to the royal family between 2020 and 2023, including items from heads of state, patronages, and organisations.
King Charles III 's gifts during his first year as monarch included a Rolls-Royce from the King of Bahrain, a feather crown from Amazonian Indigenous leaders, and Blue Peter badges.
The late Queen Elizabeth II received a cobble from the original Coronation Street set, gin glasses, and a bottle of Coronation Street gin during a visit in 2021.
In 2022, the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (now Prince and Princess of Wales) received snorkelling gear during a royal tour of the Caribbean.
Official gifts can be used but are not the royals ' personal property; they cannot be sold or exchanged and eventually become part of the Royal Collection.
