Charles III visits a textile factory. (Lochkaron, July 6, 2023) Abaka
Grant Harrold revealed in the columns A mirror the nature of the “free ride” suggests that the sovereign once offered it to the end-of-the-year festivities.
He worked for Charles III for seven years at his home in Highgrove. In December 2022, former butler Grant Harrold assured the columns A mirror – An interview published by the tabloid on Wednesday, December 20, about the funny gifts the king once gave her for Christmas. Gifts that were “strange” to say the least, she said. “We all had a locker where we got our mail, and every Christmas it (King Charles III, editor’s note) left us funny little gifts there, he recalled. One time he left a can of salmon and one year I got a salt and pepper plant wrapped in tape.’
“We’d probably give him a packed basket, and sometimes when he got too much, he’d give us a few items.” Gifts that left Grant Harold confused to say the least. “I thought it was so strange because you don’t expect these little things,” he said. They have this fun and practical side to them.” In addition to the unusual gifts they found in their closets, the sovereign’s employees were nevertheless rewarded with “real gifts.”
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“One year I had a beautiful pitcher of water”
“They were things like teacups and saucers or whiskey glasses,” enthused Grant Harold. One year I had a beautiful jug of water.’ As for the trophies that Charles III sometimes offered his teams, one had to wait “two or three years in succession” to create a service, collecting them drop by drop. The former servant also remembered the Christmas cards he received from the royal family. “Before he married the current Queen Consort, I remember getting Christmas cards from Charles, William and Harry and it was always amazing.” During her reign, Elizabeth II bought more than 600 gifts for her employees, as well as 1,500 Christmas puddings.
Source: Le Figaro
