# Wedding Present for Prince Harry/ Meghan Markle? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 10, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578 "2018-02-10T08:31:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/1 "2018-02-10T08:31:18Z")
I am thinking a nice picnic basket. Do you think they have one? Maybe a champagne bucket. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/2 "2018-02-10T13:32:17Z")
I bet they could do with a new set of [cutlery](http://www.onlinegalleries.com/art-and-antiques/antique-silver/silver-cutlery). If that’s too expensive, or too old, try [this](http://www.ebay.com/bhp/silver-plastic-cutlery). Either way, it’s better than always eating with your fingers. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/3 "2018-02-10T14:38:19Z")
Ireland … ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/4 "2018-02-10T15:31:51Z")
I think a gift to a charity they sponsor would be nice. 🙂 sorry to be so boring! ---
**Author:** ![Sveltington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/5 "2018-02-10T15:54:51Z")
The bodies of their enemies on a barge floating down the Thames? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/6 "2018-02-10T16:25:12Z")
[Presto 03430 Pizzazz Plus Rotating Countertop Pizza Oven](https://www.amazon.com/Presto-03430-Pizzazz-Plus-Rotating/dp/B00005IBXJ/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1518279675&sr=1-5&keywords=Pizza+maker) Two of my friends have these and love them. You can bet they won’t get one from any head of state. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/7 "2018-02-10T16:47:10Z")
A “I Married Into the Royal Family / A Hollywood Actress And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt.” set. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/8 "2018-02-10T17:11:41Z")
Given their emphasis on conservation as a cause, a nice umbrella stand made out of an elephant foot would remind them of their early courtship in Africa. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/9 "2018-02-10T17:27:54Z")
Cash is always well received. Maybe the bride could have a safety pin attached to her wedding dress and guests could pin cash(£s)to her chest. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/10 "2018-02-10T17:58:58Z")
23+Me are promoting their DNA test kits as Valentine’s Day gifts. Could work well here too, celebrating almost complete absence of the inbred royal germline from their future offspring. ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/11 "2018-02-10T18:26:41Z")
Candlesticks always make a nice gift. ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/12 "2018-02-10T22:09:14Z")
Given the long history of the British upper class engaging in bird hunting, I think that a nice Purdey shotgun would be appropriate. Possibly one similar to this. [![](http://theclayhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Bosis-michael-ottobre-2009-2.jpg) ](http://theclayhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Bosis-michael-ottobre-2009-2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/13 "2018-02-10T22:21:44Z")
> [@Julius\_Henry](#): > > Candlesticks always make a nice gift. … and uh, maybe you could find out where she’s registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/14 "2018-02-10T22:23:35Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > … and uh, maybe you could find out where she’s registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Oh, they’ll probably get some hand-me-down shit from some ancestor or other… you know, the odd monarch, duke, earl, or duke of earl. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/15 "2018-02-10T22:26:14Z")
> [@Sveltington](#): > > The bodies of their enemies on a barge floating down the Thames? I was thinking a break from the paparazzi. I see an opportunity to go in together. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/16 "2018-02-10T23:47:24Z")
Cash is always appreciated by young couples. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/17 "2018-02-11T00:49:16Z")
When Charles and Diana were married the official gift from the USA was a large Steuben cut glass punch bowl. I remember this only because of a political cartoon showing Charles falling forward, about to drop the bowl, and Diana saying something about how the President had taxed his subjects for that bowl. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/18 "2018-02-11T01:02:23Z")
I think I’m gonna send them a nice suit. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/19 "2018-02-11T01:06:36Z")
I’m just giving them a Walmart gift certificate and letting them pick something out themselves. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578/20 "2018-02-11T01:07:55Z")
I’ve got several sets of steak knives still in the box, from my own wedding. Maybe there is a fondue set in the garage. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-prince-harry-meghan-markle/808578.md?page=2)