<p id=”par-1_32″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/prince-william/”>Prince William</a> and Kate Middleton have celebrated many gift-giving occasions together throughout their romantic relationship. However, one gift the Prince of Wales gave his then-girlfriend was an above-all favorite, for obvious reasons.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kate-middleton-s-favorite-gift-from-prince-william”>Kate Middleton’s favorite gift from Prince William </h2>
<p id=”par-2_34″>After almost ten years as Prince William’s girlfriend, Kate Middleton received a gift that was to be her favorite. William presented Kate with Princess Diana’s engagement ring and asked her to be his wife.</p>
<p id=”par-3_39″>In October 2010, William and Kate, with some of their friends, took a private trip to Kenya. It was there that the United Kingdom’s future king proposed to his longtime girlfriend at the Rutundu Log Cabins, near Mount Kenya.</p>
<p id=”par-4_38″>He presented Kate with his late mother Princess Diana’s sapphire and diamond engagement ring, making the moment even more poignant. They revealed their intent to wed one month later, in November, in an interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby.</p>
<p id=”par-5_34″>William admitted using <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/princess-diana-engagement-ring-wildly-unpopular-royal-family.html/”>Diana’s legacy ring</a> to propose to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-earth-shattering-2024-calm-before-storm-legacy-defining-future-begins.html/?swcfpc=1″>Kate was important</a>. He said his mother was “not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all.” </p>
<p id=”par-6_27″>He added, “This was my way of keeping her sort of close to it all.” Kate stated the ring was “beautiful” and said she’d “look after it.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-prince-william-also-once-gave-kate-middleton-a-rather-unusual-present”>Prince William also once gave Kate Middleton a rather unusual present</h2>
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<p id=”par-7_23″>Prince William and Kate Middleton met while students at St. Andrews University in Scotland in 2001. Their romantic relationship began one year later.</p>
<p id=”par-8_26″>William admitted he gave Kate quite an unusual gift during an appearance on Peter Crouch’s podcast on BBC Radio Five Live. <a href=”https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/kate-middletons-awful-gift-prince-34227937″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Mirror</a> reported on William’s stark admission.</p>
<p id=”par-9_33″>“I did get my wife a pair of binoculars once. She’s never let me forget that,” William said. “That was early on in the courtship that was. I think that sealed the deal.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_28″>He added, “It didn’t go well. Honestly, I have no idea why I bought her a pair of binoculars, it seemed like a good idea at the time.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-other-types-of-gifts-has-kate-middleton-received-from-william-and-the-royal-family”>What other types of gifts has Kate Middleton received from William and the royal family?</h2>
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<p id=”par-11_36″>While they were dating, Prince William more than made up for his first gift-giving mistake. His first jewelry gift to Kate Middleton with a rose gold ring detailed with pearls and garnets, Kate and William’s birthstones.</p>
<p id=”par-12_28″>Upon Kate and William’s marriage, Queen Elizabeth gifted the couple their first home, Amner Hall. The residence is on the Sandringham Estate owned by the House of Windsor.</p>
<p id=”par-13_49″>Also for her wedding, Kate received from her father-in-law King Charles a set of Art Deco diamond jewelry. Camilla gifted her a gold charm bracelet with their respective initials engraved on it and Prince William gave Kate a set of diamond and sapphire earrings to match her engagement ring.</p>
<p id=”par-14_52″>Per <a href=”https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lavish-gifts-royals-given-kate-22070583″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Mirror</a>, William has also gifted his wife a Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch, and a diamond eternity band. After the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-william-gave-kate-3-unique-push-presents-children-born-fans-went-crazy-over-1.html/”>births of their three children</a>, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, William gifted Kate presents such as emerald earrings, a diamond and white gold ring, and a Citrine ring.</p>
<p id=”par-15_10″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/royal-butler-public-horrified-know-what-happens-christmas-gifts-kate-middleton-prince-william.html/?swcfpc=1″>Prince William and Kate Middleton</a> married in April 2011. </p>