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King Charles III received a Rolls-Royce as a coronation gift, an official register has revealed.Buckingham Palace has released records listing the official gifts received by members of the Royal Family from 2020 to 2023.
The Rolls Royce Cullinan Series II motor car was given by the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. It is thought to be worth at least £300,000, and will be used on official occasions and not for personal use.Other gifts on the list also included a feather crown from Amazonian Indigenous leaders, two gold Blue Peter badges and a tea set from Smythson of Bond Street.In April 2023, just before his coronation, the King received two gold Blue Peter badges, one each for himself and Camilla.
They received the famous badges for their environmental work, support for young people through the Prince's Trust, now the King's Trust, and work highlighting the importance of literacy and reading from a young age respectively.For the coronation itself, alongside the Rolls-Royce, the Bahraini king gave Charles a decorative clock.
Meanwhile, former President of the United States Joe Biden gave Charles a leather folder containing printed letters between Elizabeth II and President Dwight Eisenhower inviting him to the United Kingdom, with a photograph of the visit.
The list also includes gifts presented to other members of the royal family including the Prince and Princess of Wales and the late Queen Elizabeth II.It is all part of South Oxfordshire District Council's upcoming Culture, Heritage and Creative Industries Strategy, run alongside Vale of White Horse District Council.
Starting in summer 2026 and lasting four years, the project will work with the Arts Council, the National Lottery Heritage Fund and others to give a boost to the creative sector.Tourism, the local economy and arts jobs are all in its sights.
Georgina Heritage, the authority's communities lead, said, "The strategy will enable us to have a four-year plan and set the vision for arts and culture, not just at Cornerstone but across the district."It would also emphasise the importance of the arts sector in south Oxfordshire "for businesses and the health and wellbeing of our residents," she added.