Article 6XMYT Rolls-Royce and feather crown among King Charles’s coronation gifts

Rolls-Royce and feather crown among King Charles’s coronation gifts

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Caroline Davies
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Official register reveals presents included 300,000 car from king of Bahrain, as well as trees and a model ship

King Charles received coronation gifts ranging from a luxury Rolls-Royce to a feather crown and two hand-woven coconut leaf hats, according to an official register.

The Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II, thought to be worth at least 300,000, was given by the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. As an official gift to Charles as head of state, the car will become part of the royal mews to be used on official occasions and not for private use, sources indicated. The Bahraini king also gave Charles a decorative clock.

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