Prince Harry's 'cold-blooded' Christmas gift from royal relative that left him speechless
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Prince Harry hasn't joined his royal relatives to celebrate Christmas in years, and this one was no different. For the last five years, the Duke of Sussex has spent the festive season with his wife, Meghan Markle, in sunny California. But before Harry distanced himself from the Royal Family, he took part in all of their traditions. As a child, he would celebrate Christmas Eve at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, where they would swap presents under the tree.
The royals' incredibly privileged lives mean that they rarely want for anything. In fact, it is a well-known tradition that the royals actually buy small, cheap, joke presents for each other. But it seems Harry was left baffled one year by a gift he received from an unlikely royal relative - and he even branded it 'cold-blooded'.
Writing in his memoir Spare, Harry mentions Princess Margaret fleeitngly, his great-aunt and the late Queen's sister. The Duke lovingly calls her "Aunt Margo" in his book but admits he didn't know her very well, despite sharing "12.5 percent" of her DNA.
He says that on one Christmas Eve at Sandringham, when everyone was getting ready to open their gifts, Margaret gifted him an unusual present - a tiny biro with a rubber fish wrapped around it. He recalls: "Standing before my pile, I chose to open the smallest present first. The tag said: 'From Aunt Margo'. I looked over, called out: 'Thank you, Aunt Margo!'" After opening the gift, Harry says he was surprised and thanked Margaret, who he says pointed out that it was not just any biro, but a special one.
