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Prince William ‘gave Kate Middleton £5k Cartier watch’ for wedding anniversary after ‘awful’ gift ‘didn’t go down well’
William once gifted Kate a £121k gift that is sure to have impressed her
TODAY the Prince and Princess of Wales are celebrating 13 years of marriage after tying the knot in Westminster Abbey in 2011.
Like many husbands on anniversaries, Prince William is no doubt hoping his present goes down well - particularly as some of his previous gifts have been hit or miss, according to the royal.
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One gift that Kate Middleton did love from William was revealed during a royal tour of Canada.
The Princess of Wales was seen wearing a delicate £4,850 Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch, which was thought to have been given for their third wedding anniversary.
While this beautiful gift appears to have been a hit, not all of William’s presents have been welcomed by Kate.
The heir revealed the "awful" gift he bought for his wife and "she'll never let him forget it".
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Whilst making an appearance on former England striker Peter Crouch's podcast on BBC Radio Five Live, Wills sheepishly admitted that he previously gave Kate "a pair of binoculars".
After Peter confessed to giving his own wife Abbey Clancy a raincoat for her birthday three years in a row, a chuckling William said: "I did get my wife a pair of binoculars once - she's never let me forget that.
"That was early on in the courtship that was - I think that sealed the deal.
"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."
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Prince William certainly delivered the goods to Kate when he bought her a whopping £121,000 jewellery set for her birthday.
The Princess of Wales stepped out to support the London Olympic games in 2012 and dazzled in the Olympic Cartier set, which is estimated to be worth in the six figures.
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The jaw-dropping set is thought to have been given to Kate as a 30th birthday present, although this hasn’t been confirmed.
The 18-carat chain has pavé diamonds as well as three intertwined circles of pink, yellow and white gold.
Meanwhile, in 2022, Kate sported a pair of £100 drop earrings that were a Christmas present from Prince William.
The gold-plated baubles, featuring an intricate coin-style design and dangling jewels, are from high street brand Sezane – which Kate is known to love.
Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding
April 29, 2011 marked the day that Kate and William got married.
They tied the knot at Westminster Abbey in London in a televised event which was watched by millions all over the world.
Prince Harry served as his brother's best man, with both of them dressing in traditional military uniforms.
Kate, meanwhile wore a French Chantily and English Cluny lace Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton gown.
Kate later changed into a second white strapless evening gown for a dinner hosted by Prince Charles with roughly 300 guests in attendance.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are understood to be celebrating their wedding anniversary privately, following her shock cancer diagnosis.
However, Jennie said that William could have a themed present planned for Kate to mark the occasion.
The royal expert shared: “I don’t suppose many people these days take much notice of traditional gifts, but the 13th wedding anniversary is called lace.
“It is said to symbolise the intricate beauty of the relationship and the special care it needs to keep it intact, and that seems particularly apt this year for William and Catherine.”
It comes after an adorable photo of Prince Louis taken by Princess Kate has been shared on Tuesday to celebrate his sixth birthday.
The cute snap, which is understood to be unedited, was taken by Kate at Windsor in the last week to mark Louis' special day.
Kate and William first met while studying art history at St Andrew’s University, where the Prince fell head over heels for Kate during a charity fashion show she was modelling in.
During their second year, the pair become roommates - the point at which William said their relationship “blossomed”.
In October 2010, it was announced that Kate and William were engaged following a proposal in Kenya.
The loved-up Prince said at the time: "We had a little private time away together with some friends, and I just decided it was the right time, really.
"We’d been talking about marriage for a while, so it wasn’t a massively big surprise, but I took her up somewhere nice in Kenya."
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It's well known that members of the royal family prefer gifting one another light-hearted joke presents instead of expensive presents at Christmas time.
Some of the more memorable gifts exchanged over the years have included a bath hat given to the late Queen by her grandson Prince Harry that read: "Ain't life a b*tch".
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