Mosquito traps and papier mache bird among gifts for royal couple
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January 12, 2012, Thursday
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THE new Duchess of Cambridge was showered with gifts - from head to toe - on her first overseas visit as a member of the royal family.
Palace records show that Canadian officials and well-wishers gave the former Kate Middleton hats, tartan and peacock fascinators and three pairs of shoes during her visit to the country with Prince William last year.
The couple's office, Clarence House, has published lists of all the gifts the pair received on trips in 2011.
William's haul included shirts, cufflinks, a pilot's helmet from a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force and a Canadian Ranger patrol knife.
Governor General David Johnson, the representative in Canada of Queen Elizabeth II, gave the couple a quilt, while Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper presented them with a blanket, a framed photograph, souvenir edition Canadian magazines, two jackets, a bottle of whisky and a Canadian flag.
Canada's health minister presented the couple with two mosquito traps.
The royal couple, who married last April at Westminster Abbey in London, visited Canada and the US between June 20 and July 10.
The American leg took in California, where they received an iPad from Governor Jerry Brown and four coasters from the sheriff-coroner of Santa Barbara.
During a solo visit to Australia and New Zealand in March, William was given items including a papier mache model of a cassowary - a large flightless bird, a jar of the savory spread Vegemite and rubble from buildings destroyed in the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake.
A palace official said yesterday all gifts are registered and then either placed in storage or put on display in royal residences.
Palace records show that Canadian officials and well-wishers gave the former Kate Middleton hats, tartan and peacock fascinators and three pairs of shoes during her visit to the country with Prince William last year.
The couple's office, Clarence House, has published lists of all the gifts the pair received on trips in 2011.
William's haul included shirts, cufflinks, a pilot's helmet from a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force and a Canadian Ranger patrol knife.
Governor General David Johnson, the representative in Canada of Queen Elizabeth II, gave the couple a quilt, while Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper presented them with a blanket, a framed photograph, souvenir edition Canadian magazines, two jackets, a bottle of whisky and a Canadian flag.
Canada's health minister presented the couple with two mosquito traps.
The royal couple, who married last April at Westminster Abbey in London, visited Canada and the US between June 20 and July 10.
The American leg took in California, where they received an iPad from Governor Jerry Brown and four coasters from the sheriff-coroner of Santa Barbara.
During a solo visit to Australia and New Zealand in March, William was given items including a papier mache model of a cassowary - a large flightless bird, a jar of the savory spread Vegemite and rubble from buildings destroyed in the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake.
A palace official said yesterday all gifts are registered and then either placed in storage or put on display in royal residences.
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