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PM's gift of silver breakfast set to Prince George tops the list

Malta Independent Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

Prince George, the son of Prince William and Kate, is one year old today.

According to a list carried by the Sunday Times (UK), a gift from Malta's prime minister tops the list for extravagance in the prince's first year.

Dr Muscat is reported to have given the prince a silver breakfast set for the christening.

Nearly as extravagant is the present from Pope Francis - a precious stone globe with a cross.

President Barack Obama may have got away cheaper - he gave the prince a blanket.

Among the gifts the prince received from people from 48 countries there are:

- a hand-knitted Aston Villa scarf

- a painting made from animal droppings

- a pilot's helmet lined with possum skin

- a box of baby clothes and nappy-rash cream from the Finnish government

- a blue tricycle from Boris Johnson, the mayor of London

- a silver cup from the Royal Navy

- a merino wool shawl from New Zealand

- a blue and white baby suit with tie from Israel

- a surf board

- a miniature cricket bat from the ICC

- adopted animals include three meerkats from Dudley and West Midlands Zoo called George, Alexander and Louis (the prince's names)

Milestones for the prince

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