The Most Unexpected Gifts the Royal Family Has Received

6. High-Quality Peat

To King Charles, a gift Given by: The Somerset Council in Southwest England Estimated Value: $2/ft3* King Charles has never hidden the fact that he adores everything green. He enjoys spending time in nature and is quite proud of his various estates. Nevertheless, a Somerset village council ruled that it was inappropriate to send King Charles and Diana a card or a bottle of wine for their 1981 wedding.

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Prince Charles: Premium-Grade Peat Shutterstock/Tortoon/Mircea Rosca Rather, they delivered his Highgrove home one tonne of premium peat, an organic material that resembles soil, to be used on the property. They didn't have to worry that he already had it, even though it's an odd gift.