King Charles may be referred to by many as His Majesty but to his young grandchildren, he is simply known as 'grandpa'
11.09.2023 - 18:27 / ok.co.uk
Everyone knows that the Royal Family must abide by a series of strict rules and codes of conduct at all times, whether that is adhering to specific protocol, attending events or arriving in a certain order. While those seem enough to remember, there is another rule that affects Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
During her impressive 96 years, the late Queen visited over 120 countries and made countless visits in and around the UK. On every engagement she was gifted several weird and wonderful presents, much like other members of her family - including the Prince and Princess of Wales.
As kind as these gestures are, there is a strict rule which means any gift that is handed over to the Royals during a visit does not automatically belong to them and the monarch has the right to decide what to do with it. When it comes to gift-giving, the Royal Family are famous for buying one another gag gifts.
Previous purchases have included a leather toilet seat, a singing hamster, a 'grow-your-own girlfriend' kit and a shower cap that read 'Ain't life a b****'. But other gifts that are given to the Royal Family during trips, tours and engagements are governed by a different set of rules.
The Royals have a seven-page handbook on presents - when they can accept them, when they must reject or return them and how they are recorded.
These rules mean that anything that is handed over automatically belongs to the monarch and will not be owned by that member of the family unless they themselves accede to the throne.
Therefore, all of the teddy bears and sweet presents that were sent to the palace or handed to Prince William and Kate when George, Charlotte and Louis were born still belong to King Charles.
The rule doesn't extend
King Charles may be referred to by many as His Majesty but to his young grandchildren, he is simply known as 'grandpa'
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