What happens to all the flowers and gifts Kate Middleton gets given by the public
ok.co.ukThe royals each make numerous appearances every year and are almost always given some form of memento from their visit - whether this be flowers, a small gift or something more substantial.The number of bouquets that the likes of the Queen, the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal receive every year will likely be close to a thousand, if not more.
But what happens to them? It seems that the family have a series of well-practiced rules which dictate exactly what happens with the gifts and flowers they are given by officials and members of the public.
According to Keith Roy with the Monarchist League of Canada, the flowers are "always reused". Roy continues to explain that flowers are always given to charities or churches and it is also said that the Princess of Wales will take some of the flowers she is given to the family's Norfolk home, Anmer Hall.
If they are on a foreign royal tour, it is said the royals take their flowers back to their hotel rooms and are then donated to local charities, churches and organisations.The royals are also often given gifts that usually come in the form of toys.These toys must be first given to security to undergo a rigorous test.
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