Princess Charlotte has received some amazing gifts

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Princess Charlotte may only be a few weeks old, but the Duchess of Cambridge's daughter has received some incredible gifts from all around the world.

This week Prince Charles received a hand-woven rattle for his granddaughter from talented basketmaker Ciaran Hogan. Based in Spiddal, Co Galway, he crafted the item from willow. 

However it is far from the only unique gift the princess has received. Here is a round up of all the best gifts bestowed on Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

1. Israeli president Reuven Rivlin has sent the couple a little pink dress embroidered with the words, "From Israel with love" for their daughter. It also has a gold brooch with a heart-shaped charm and a Middle Eastern sign meaning "protection."

2. The Natural Sapphire Company in America has announced that they will be gifting baby Charlotte a whopping €40,000 baby rattle.

3. The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott sent a blanket made from Tasmanian merino wool  and emroidered with the Australian emblem, the wattle to mark the royal birth.

It was made at Waverly Woollen Mills, Tasmania, Australia's oldest weaving mill. 

He also said the government would make a €9,000 donation to the Healesville Sanctuary, in Victoria, to support the organisation's work with the Mountain Pygmy-possum.

"The Mountain Pygmy-possum is Australia’s only hibernating marsupial. There are fewer than 2,000 left in the wild," explained Abbott.

"I hope one day the princess can visit Australia and hold a Mountain Pygmy-possum herself," he added. 

4. The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon is sending along a hat for the newest heir to the throne, to "make sure that Princess Charlotte is kept warm in her early years."

A Glasgow-based firm Wonky Woolies will create the hat, which will feature a "delicate tartan pattern." 

The company is also creating a second hat just for Prince George of Cambridge.

"Of course, the birth of Princess Charlotte was also a big day for Prince George, who became a big brother, and we will make sure he has his own Wonky Woolies hat so there's no headwear-related sibling rivalry," explained Sturgeon.

5. Canada have presented the princess with a snowsuit and a donation to vaccination and immunisation efforts in her name. 

6. Princess Charlotte's first fashion statement was the bonnet she wore as Kate and William first appeared with the newborn from the Lindo Wing. It had been purchased at an 80-year-old boutique baby shop, called Irulea, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, from the owner Ayajo Villar.

7. While in New Zealand, Harry has received gifts for his niece: a cuddly toy and a babygro in the colours of New Zealand’s top Rugby Union team the Wellington Hurricanes. Aswell as this, the princess will receive a children's book when Harry arrives home.

8. Kate Middleton's sister Pippa may have given the princess the most bizarre present of all: a supply of biodegradable nappies from Geneva, Switzerland. The natural fibres mean they don't end up in landfill heaps. Good on ya Pippa!

Prince George received 774 gifts last year, 603 of the presents were from Australia alone.

The items greatly varied from a polo mallet, a leather flying jacket and a teddy bear from US president Barack Obama.
 

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