Princess Charlotte first birthday: Silver rattle among royal offspring's gifts from around the world
The fourth in line to the throne has been showered with presents from 64 countries
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Your support makes all the difference.Princess Charlotte of Cambridge has received a more lavish array of gifts in her first year than most of us will receive in our drawn out lifetime. In a year, the regal toddler has already received presents from three Prime Ministers, two Presidents, one King and one Queen.
But alas the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s daughter, who is celebrating her first birthday today, must be careful with her generous offerings. While most rattles are made of garish pliable plastic, the one gifted to Princess Charlotte from the President of Mexico and Señora Angélica Rivera is made of (non-chewable) silver.
Princess Charlotte, who has already topped Tatler's list of "The People Who Really Matter", has been showered with gifts from as far afield as Armenia and Zambia.
A list released by Kensington Palace reveals some of the presents the Princess has received. While the Prime Minister of New Zealand gave her an array of teddy bears, baby blankets and bootees, all made from the finest Stansborough wool, the King and Queen of Bhutan gave her a coat.
The Australian Government sent an embroidered cot blanket made from Tasmanian merino wool sourced from Launceston’s eminent Waverley Woollen Mills and contributed AUS$10,000 to the Healesville Sanctuary.
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, bestowed the one-year-old with a snowsuit, a book, and made a $100,000 donation to Immunize Canada, a vaccination charity.
Barack Obama and the First Lady of the USA gave Princess Charlotte a children's rocking chair and baby blanket after she was born. While David Cameron gave her a copy of Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales.
Of course, these are just some of the gifts bequeathed to the Princess.
A spokesperson for Kensington Palace said: “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are incredibly grateful for all the letters, gifts and good wishes they have been fortunate to receive in the year since Princess Charlotte was born.”
Princess Charlotte, whose full name is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, is fourth in line to succeed her paternal great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, after her paternal grandfather, father, and elder brother Prince George.
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