Full list of the lavish presents Royals have received since 2020

Buckingham Palace has released a list of gifts to the royals in recent years, ranging from a Rolls-Royce and a feather crown to a stuffed camel.
A new list outlines official gifts presented to Queen Elizabeth II, the King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent between 2020 to 2023.
The gifts, which range from a set of toiletries to bottles of alcohol and pairs of cufflinks, came from heads of state, their patronages and other organisations with which they have a relationship.
In May 2023, the King received a Coronation gift in the form of a Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II motor car from the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The car isn't for personal use, but only for official purposes such as state occasions.
He also received a feather crown, two beaded chest pieces and two carved staffs from Amazonian Indigenous leaders Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai and Atossa Soltani.
As a Coronation gift, the then-president of the United States, Joe Biden, and then-first lady, Dr Jill Biden, gave Charles a leather folder containing printed letters between Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower inviting him to the United Kingdom, with a photograph of the visit.
Charles also received a tea set from Smythson of Bond Street and a cutlery set from the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines, Teodoro Lopez Locsin Jr.
In 2021, the late Queen received a set of gifts connected to one of the nation's favourite television programmes.
During a visit to the Coronation Street set in Greater Manchester, the Queen received a cobble from the original set in a presentation case, two gin glasses with Manchester skyline silhouette design and a selection of themed gifts.
They included a book entitled 60 Years of Coronation Street and a bottle of Coronation Street gin.
She also received gifts from President Biden and the First Lady – an engraved, specially commissioned Tiffany sterling silver box and a floral brooch – during tea at Windsor Castle.
In 2022, the year of her Platinum Jubilee, the Queen received a Cedar of Lebanon tree from Pope Francis as part of The Queen's Green Canopy initiative.
Back in 2020, the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge each received a toiletries set from the president of Ireland, Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina Higgins during an official visit to the Republic of Ireland.
During that trip, they also each received GAA club jerseys as well as a bottle of whiskey and two whiskey tumblers.
In 2022, the couple, by now known as the Prince and Princess of Wales, received snorkelling gear during a royal tour of the Caribbean.
They each received a snorkel set, a wetsuit, a pair of diving fins and a swimming cap.
Meanwhile, William and Kate's children also received gifts – a record of a soft toy camel, received by William in Dubai in 2022 on behalf of Prince Louis, was mentioned.
Official gifts can be worn and used, but are not considered the royals' personal property. The royals do not pay tax on them. More Trending
They can eat any food they are given, and perishable official gifts with a value of less than £150 can be given to charity or staff.
Gifts cannot be sold or exchanged and eventually become part of the Royal Collection, which is held in trust for successors and the nation.
The rules on official presents were tightened following the Peat Inquiry in 2003 into the sale of royal gifts and the running of St James's Palace.
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