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The Prince of Wales thought that he would please his future wife, who had no experience in giving “original” gifts. An unsuccessful bet for the future king of England.
A gift that the Princess of Wales really didn’t like. Guest is connected BBC Radio Five Live In December 2020, on former footballer Peter Crouch’s podcast, Prince William revealed the strange gift he gave his wife, Kate Middleton. “I gave my wife a pair of binoculars one year, she never let me forget them,” Prince William said with a laugh. It seemed like a good idea at the time.”
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A family tradition
Kate Middleton was clearly not used to the gifts of the English royal family. However, it is a tradition among the Windsors, who gather every Christmas at the family estate in Sandringham and have a habit of giving each other humorous gifts.
In his autobiographical book The substitutePrince Harry, who was born in 2023, revealed that he received a ballpoint pen in the shape of a fish from Princess Margaret. The Duke of Sussex, in turn, would give his grandmother a swimming cap with the inscription “Life is not a dog” (“Life is not a stain”, in French) Despite the disappointment of the twins, Kate Middleton also played the game and offered Prince Harry, who was single at the time, an outfit for raising his girlfriend.
Source: Le Figaro
