Royal Family, William And Kate Gifts: Do Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Get To Keep President And Michelle Obama’s Basket Of Honey?

Royal watchers have long asked the question, “What do you give the Royal couple if they came over?” New Yorkers supposedly gave their portions of everything from “selected condiments” to “selected gingerbread.” To go along with that, there was honey and a snow globe.

“The honey, a basket of it, in addition to two books and a toy, was President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s gift to the royal couple when William traveled to Washington, D.C., last month during the couple’s three-day visit,” ABC News reported.

While staying at the ritzy Upper East Side hotel, The Carlyle, the couple was gifted four pillowcases, one to be saved for the newest addition to the family in April. But George also got a dressing gown to match.

The Royal couple fetched more than 40 gifts on a quick trip to the U.S. and the Kensington Palace revealed all of them so the commoners know exactly what they’re getting.

The plethora of gifts included “pearl earrings for Kate and cuff links for William to a “length of cloth,” a hip flask, a polo mallet, box of toiletries, a surfboard, sheepskin boots and more books, shirts, hats and jerseys,” abcnews.go.com reported.

Prince George lucked out with “121 items of clothing, 120 books, 5 textile items, 1 piece of stationery, 18 pieces of sporting equipment, 1 plaque, 3 pictures, 7 photographs, 4 perishable items, 1 musical instrument, 5 ornaments, 1 piece of jewelry, 9 household items, 219 games and toys, 2 DVDs, 2 coins, 4 CDs," the Palace tally revealed.

But not all of these are for the Royals and their families. The edibles can be eaten by the Royal family should they choose to do so or given to charities if they are perishables. If for some reason, the gift is rejected by a member of the Royal family, the item may be placed in a museum or a similar organization according to the Palace guidelines.

And if there is no claim for the gift and the museum gets too crowded with Royal gifts, they can be destroyed.