Quirky and Curious Gifts Received by the Royal Family

7. CDs owned by the Chinese First Lady

Given to Queen Elizabeth II, I received it from President Xi Jinping. Value Estimate: Not given In October 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the Queen with an unusual and highly fascinating gift while on an official visit to the UK. Since the president's wife was a composer at the time, he decided to gift the queen with CDs that included some of her works.

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The CDs of the First Lady of China ©Getty Images/AFP Madame Peng Liyuan, the President's wife, gave the CDs as a personal gift; we don't know what happened to them or if the Queen listened to them.