Royal fans in stitches over Princess Margaret’s 'shady' gift to Prince Harry

11 January 2023 , 13:57

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Prince Harry branded Princess Margaret 'cold-blooded' over the gift (Image: Getty Images)

A number of claims made in Prince Harry's new memoir, Spare, have left royal fans bemused - from his admission that he shopped at TK Maxx and had a strict 15-minute system for 'snagging' bargains, to his chat about having a frostbitten 'todger'.

But there's another part of the book that's really got people talking on social media, and many have had a good giggle over it.

We're talking of course about Prince Harry recalling the time his late great aunt, Princess Margaret gifted him a Biro pen wrapped in a rubber fish for Christmas.

The Royal Family reportedly often exchanges joke gifts at Sandringham over Christmas, but it seems the Duke of Sussex didn't find this particular present very funny.

Prince Harry shared the story in his new memoir, Spare (Penguin Random House)

Royal fans have hailed Princess Margaret as 'iconic' (Getty Images)

In his book, he refers to Margaret as 'Aunt Margo' and says the gift was "cold-blooded".

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And while Harry might not have been amused, Twitter users have been in stitches over it, with some branding Princess Margaret "iconic" and calling it "shady".

One person said: "I honestly want to hold a seance so I can tell Princess Margaret that giving Prince Harry a Biro for Christmas was f***ing iconic."

Another posted: "I’m assuming the Biro Princess Margaret gave Harry was one of those little ones you get in betting shops. Or used to in Argos."

"I'm sorry but Princess Margaret giving harry a Biro with a rubber fish around it for Christmas actually has me in stitches," tweeted a third.

Someone else proclaimed: "Absolutely OBSESSED with the idea Princess Margaret gave Harry a Biro for Christmas because it means it was either (1) a deliberate sign she hated him or (2) a gift she genuinely thought acceptable. Either possibility absolutely hilarious."

While a different user added: "I think we can all agree, following the Biro Christmas gift revelation, that Princess Margaret was royal mistress of shade."

However a sixth shared that they found the gift story 'comforting', adding: "Whatever we think of Prince Harry's memoir, it's comforting to hear of a family as dysfunctional as our own when it comes to Xmas presents - Princess Margaret allegedly once gifted him a Biro; in 1982 my Mum's big present from my Dad was a petrol-station freebie pocket calculator."

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Courtney Pochin