71. A Private Jet Birthday Card
Gifted to: Prince George
Gifted by: Hangar8
Est. Value: $165,000*
In 2014, for Prince George’s first birthday, Hangar8 decided to gift him a very special birthday card. According to SCMP, for the occasion, Hangar8 sent the Prince “a birthday card picturing their Bombardier Challenger jet that had been repainted with the greeting, ‘Happy birthday Prince George’.”
A Private Jet Birthday Card – Prince George @Hangar 8/Facebook
Of course, Prince George was too young to read at the time, but his parents William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales surely enjoyed the gift. The transformation of the plane was done by Andrew Winch Designs, a British studio specializing in transport.
72. A Lapis Lazuli Orb
Gifted to: Prince George
Gifted by: Pope Francis
Est. Value: Unknown
Pope Francis met the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip for the first time during one of their visits to the Vatican, and there he gave them a gift for their great-grandson Prince George. According to SCMP, Pope Francis gifted Prince George with a lapis lazuli orb.
A Lapis Lazuli Orb – Prince George ©Handout/Getty Images
Per SCMP, the gift “bears the cross of Edward the Confessor, an eleventh-century king who was venerated as a saint.” According to the Associated Press, when Queen Elizabeth took the gift for her great-grandson she joked that “George will be thrilled by that – when he’s a little older.”
73. Gem-Studded Boat
Gifted to: King Charles III and Princess Diana
Gifted by: Emir of Bahrain
Est. Value: $1 million*
Among the numerous gifts that King Charles and the late Princess Diana received for their wedding which was held on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul’s Cathedral is also a very expensive gem-studded boat. According to Cheat Sheet, the two got more than 1,000 gifts but this one might just be the most memorable one.
Gem-Studded Boat – King Charles III and Princess Diana ©Tim Graham/Getty Images
The boat was an Arab sailing ship gifted to them by the Emir of Bahrain. After the Princess of Wales’ tragic passing, the boat with all of its jewels was stolen. Per Cheat Sheet, the boat was estimated to be worth an impressive $1 million.
74. Furniture Set
Gifted to: Queen Elizabeth II
Gifted by: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Est. Value: Unknown
In 1961, Queen Elizabeth II visited Iran, and while there, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (who was Iran’s Shah from 1941 until 1979) gifted her an entire suite of furniture.
©Patrick Riviere /Getty Images
According to the Middle East Eye, the set features “an armchair with an intricate sadeli geometric pattern, a kneehole-desk with a mosaic inlay, an inkstand, two boxes and a screen with a wool tapestry of Elizabeth II.” Over the years the Queen has played a major role in the Shah’s rise to power.
75. Diamond Necklaces
Gifted to: Queen Elizabeth II
Gifted by: King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Est. Value: Unknown
Per Middle East Eye, over the years, Queen Elizabeth II met with five successive kings of Saudi Arabia: Faisal, Khalid, Fahd, Abdullah, and Salman. In 1967, during his visit to the United Kingdom, King Faisal brought a stunning diamond necklace to gift Her Majesty.
Diamond Necklaces – Queen Elizabeth II ©Anwar Hussein Collection/ROTA /Getty Images
The necklace was made by the famous American jeweler Harry Winston in the 1950s and it consists of “over 300 diamonds, including baguettes, brilliant, and pear-shaped pendant stones.” In 1979 when the Queen visited the Gulf kingdom she received yet another necklace — this time from Faisal’s successor King Khalid.
76. A Pair Of Portrait Vases
Gifted to: Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh
Gifted by: President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan
Est. Value: Unknown
President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan gifted Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip two matching floral porcelain vases. The set was decorated in blue, white, and gold colors — and it showcased head and shoulders portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
A Pair Of Portrait Vases – Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh @ella777111/Pinterest
President Islam Karimov presented the gift to them during a visit to Buckingham Palace in 1993. While Queen Elizabeth II has received numerous gifts throughout her reign, a vase featuring her portrait is certainly one of the more creative and unique items the royal was gifted.
77. Dog Soap
Gifted to: Queen Elizabeth II
Gifted by: Ballarat, Australia
Est. Value: $4-$5 per bar*
As every fan of Queen Elizabeth II knows, the royal matriarch was a huge dog lover—especially when it came to Corgis. Ballarat, a mining town in Australia, wanted to gift the Queen something that would be perfect for her dogs, and they gifted her a bar of “Timid Joe” dog soap, a Tilley’s product.
Dog Soap @ella777111 / Pinterest
The beloved soap, according to the website, promises to give your dog the “best bath he’s ever had.” The soap is formulated using flea repellent. The sweet-smelling soap has been around since 1865 when Arthur Tilley founded his dog-soap-making company. We’re sure the Queen’s Corgis appreciated this gift in particular.
78. A Box of Mud
Gifted to: Queen Elizabeth II
Gifted by: Wellington Barracks
Est. Value: $100*
The Wellington Barracks have been around since the 1830s. This military barracks is located in Central London, and it has been in use for centuries. The Queen occasionally visited this institution, and, on one visit, she was gifted with a rather unusual, yet meaningful, gift.
A Box of Mud ©cherezoff / Shutterstock
The Wellington Barracks gifted her with a silver box. Inside the box was something far less valuable than the silver: mud. The mud came from a World War II battlefield. Though a box of mud might not seem like a Royal-level gift, it was for the Queen, who was grateful to have received such a historic item.
79. A Tandem Bicycle
Gifted to: Prince William and Kate
Gifted by: Boris Johnson
Est. Value: $1,000-$1,500*
Prince William and his wife, Kate, received quite a few gifts for their wedding. One such gift, from Boris Johnson, then-mayor of London, was a tandem bicycle. Johnson gifted William and Kate the tandem, which was specially commissioned and based on London’s bike-sharing system.
A Tandem Bicycle ©MaxyM / Shutterstock
The bikes, which are nicknamed “Boris bikes,” are part of a plan to get the city of London more active and reduce pollution from vehicles and public transportation. Johnson said that he “look[ed] forward” to seeing William and Kate riding around on “tandem wheels.” He also said he hoped his gift would help the couple start anew in Anglesey.
80. The Deposed Emperor of Cyprus
Gifted to: Queen Berengaria of Navarre
Gifted by: Richard the Lionheart
Est. Value: Unknown
King Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was a twelfth-century ruler who knew how to present an interesting wedding gift. Not much of his forty-two-year reign was spent in England, because he spent so much time conquering the Holy Land, and he first met his future queen, Berengaria of Navarre, on the island of Cyprus.
The Deposed Emporor of Cyprus @gramhansen13 / Pinterest
On his way, he picked her up an unusual gift. Richard I deposed the Emperor of Cyprus, a mad tyrant, and then claimed Cyprus for England. Richard wrapped the emperor in silver and gold chains and presented the deposed Emperor as a gift for his bride-to-be.