Kate Middleton gave hilarious gift to Prince Harry before he married Meghan Markle
As we begin the countdown to the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, it’s time to deck the halls, start thinking about what you will eat on the big day and make a dent in the Christmas shopping. The Royal Family is notorious for their special festive traditions, from opening presents on Christmas Eve to allegedly banning the game Monopoly.
But the best unique tradition is surely how the family buy one another joke presents each year. Among funny stories of leather toilet seats, singing hamsters and shower caps, one gift Kate Middleton bought Prince Harry before he married surely takes the crown.
Adding to the long list of almost unbelievable gifts the royals have exchanged, one year saw the Princess of Wales triumph with what she bought her brother-in-law before he met his wife, Meghan Markle.
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She bought him a rather awkward ‘Grow-your-own girlfriend kit’. The item can be bought cheaply online and grows to six-times its normal size. It seems the Duchess was mocking the then-bachelor’s love life.
Prince Harry did not only receive funny gifts, but gave them too. It was reported that one year he opted for a shower cap which read "ain't life a b****" for none other than the late Queen.
As for how Christmas will be spent at Sandringham, there are many traditions which stretch back to the Royal Family's German roots.
For decades, they have continued to follow the festive tradition of opening presents on Christmas Eve - but that isn't the only way members of the family honour their historic ties.
Speaking ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's death, royal expert Robert Jobson told The Express: “On Christmas Eve when all the clan are together, the Queen’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren put the finishing touches to the 20ft Christmas tree in the White Drawing Room.
“Presents will be opened that day at tea time as the royals still keep to the German practise of opening their gifts on Christmas Eve.”
He continued: “Gifts are laid out in the Red Drawing Room on a white linen-covered trestle table, with cards marking exactly where the piles of gifts should be put.
"Once everyone has arrived, the royal guests enjoy a traditional Christmas that includes putting the finishing touches on the Christmas tree and the giving of cheap and humorous gifts.”
