Royal Family's strict present rule that left Prince Harry 'disappointed'

A young Prince Harry was reportedly (Image: Getty) The Royal Family have a little-known Christmas present rule that reportedly left Prince Harry “disappointed” as a youngster. According to Royal author Craig Brown, the Royals have a “ridiculously low” spending limit - around £5 - for Christmas gifts. It meant they would have to think of presents that are “quirky or a little bit cheeky”.

In his book Voyage Around the Queen, Brown says “an inflatable toilet seat” or “grow-your-own-girlfriend kits” would be typical gifts they would exchange. Brown says expensive and luxurious Christmas gifts were “frowned upon” by the Royals. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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