In the beginning of their romance, Prince William recalled a rather bizarre gift he had for wife Kate, and it seems to have left the now Princess of Wales stumped.
This time of year will mark a busy period of gift buying for Prince William. Not only does he have to organise Christmas presents for his family, including his wife Kate – he also has to buy something for her birthday.
Kate turns 44 just two weeks after Christmas – and there is no doubt he along with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will want to pick her out something special. But before having children, the Prince of Wales wasn’t always able to call on them for help, and it seems he previously struggled in the past when buying gifts for his beloved wife in the early days of their romance.
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Because he once admitted to giving her a terrible gift that Kate has “never let him forget” because it completely perplexed her. Williams made the odd appearance on Peter Crouch’s podcast as a former England international. In a conversation about presents, Crouch admitted to giving his model wife Abbey Clancy a raincoat for her birthday three years in a row.
And William acknowledged that, “My wife never let me forget that I did get her a pair of binoculars.” That was the initial stage of the courtship, and I believe that sealed the deal. It wasn’t successful. Since it seemed like a wise decision at the time, I have no idea why I bought her a pair of binoculars.
The royal family, according to legend, prefers to give light-hearted joke presents at Christmas instead of lavishing each other with expensive, pretentious presents.
They also follow customs that the rest of the UK might not be familiar with, such as swapping the presents on Christmas Eve rather than the big day, because they are descended from Germanic origins.
Each family member might descend on the family room on Christmas Eve to prepare their presents at 6 p.m., anticipating the start of the unwrapping process. Each person’s gifts are organized in a particular pile before being opened before the exchange begins.
For decades, the unwrapping was always overseen by the late Prince Philip, who would give the go-ahead for someone to tear into their presents. Some of the more memorable gifts exchanged over the years have included a bath hat given to the late Queen by her grandson Prince Harry that read: ‘Ain’t life a b*tch’.
After Harry had made headlines with a number of high-profile romances, Kate witty quips to him in turn one Christmas by giving him a “grow-your-owngirlfriend kit.”
However, it seems Kate did once ask for a very bizarre gift last Christmas – and she received it. In April, the Prince and Princess of Wales travelled to the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, as they celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary.
Kate muckered in to the community hall in Tobermory, asking for advice on carpentry and beekeeping, and revealing she had a chainsaw when the royal couple were shown some of the restoration work, meeting the painter, carpenter, and volunteers before taking to the action themselves.
Source: Mirror
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